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Computer-Generated Conversation Based on Newspaper Headline Interpretation

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Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems (KES 2010)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 6276))

Abstract

While some robot-related research has been done on conversional text, based on greetings and other general types of conversation and utilizing extensive conversation knowledge bases; to date, very little work on conversation involving topical newspaper articles has been done. If robots could engage in conversation on subjects pertaining to current affairs, it is likely they would seem much more appealing and approachable. However, if a robot were to merely read out news mechanically it would lack the conversational flexibility to be an effective communication tool, and the approachability of the robot would be significantly limited. In light of this, the present study investigates the automatic generation of highly expandable conversation sentences using cues taken from news stories.

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  1. Dept. of Intelligent Information Engineering & Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyo-Tanabe, Kyoto, 610-0394, Japan

    Eriko Yoshimura, Seiji Tsuchiya & Hirokazu Watabe

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  1. Eriko Yoshimura
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  1. School of Engineering, The Parade, Cardiff University, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK

    Rossitza Setchi

  2. Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering, BUckingham Building, Lion Terrace, University of Portsmouth, PO1 3HE, Portsmouth, UK

    Ivan Jordanov

  3. KES International, 145-157, St. John Street, EC1V 4PY, London, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  4. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, ,, Adelaide, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5095, SA, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Yoshimura, E., Tsuchiya, S., Watabe, H. (2010). Computer-Generated Conversation Based on Newspaper Headline Interpretation. In: Setchi, R., Jordanov, I., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6276. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15387-7_44

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