Summary of Interactively Diagnosing Errors in a Semantic Parser, by Constantine Nakos et al.
Interactively Diagnosing Errors in a Semantic Parser
by Constantine Nakos, Kenneth D. Forbus
First submitted to arxiv on: 8 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents research on Interactive Natural Language Debugging (INLD), an approach that leverages reasoning to diagnose and correct errors in natural language systems. INLD aims to reduce the effort required to maintain hand-curated language systems by asking users a series of questions to identify and localize errors. The authors demonstrate their system’s ability to diagnose semantic errors using synthetic examples, focusing on the first two stages of the INLD pipeline: symptom identification and error localization. This work targets the CNLU semantic parser, casting these early stages as model-based diagnosis problems. The paper highlights design challenges and future directions for INLD. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine a way to fix mistakes in language systems without needing expert help. That’s what this research is all about! It’s called Interactive Natural Language Debugging (INLD). Instead of just telling users what went wrong, INLD asks them questions to figure out the problem and then offers solutions. This paper shows how this idea can work for a specific type of language system called CNLU semantic parser. The authors tested their approach on made-up examples and found it effective in diagnosing errors. This is an important step towards making language systems more reliable and easier to maintain. |
