Common Sense Reasoning as Alternative Scenario Search

当前对话系统和虚拟个人助理应用的局限性在于，它们只能遵循或多或少的标准框架（也称为，脚本或场景）。MSR Maluuba是微软在加拿大的一个部门，它有兴趣通过开发执行常识推理的技术来克服这一限制。常识推理包括理解人们的典型特征、动机和意图。我们有一个执行常识推理的初步系统，通过一个名为Winograd Schema Challenge（WSC）的任务进行了测试。这项任务涉及到识别在特定上下文中正在讨论的 ** 实体。在项目的下一阶段，我们将创建一个增强的WSC问题数据集，我们将用它训练一个深度学习模型来预测WSC答案。这项研究的结果将有助于MSR Maluuba开发更灵活和自然的会话代理。

A limitation of current dialogue systems and virtual personal assistant apps is that they can only handle specific**application domains following a more or less standard frame (a.k.a., script or scenario). MSR Maluuba is a**Canadian division of Microsoft that is interested in overcoming this limitation by developing techniques for**performing common sense reasoning. Common sense reasoning involves understanding the typical**characteristics, motivations and intents of people. We have a preliminary system that performs common sense**reasoning, as tested by a task called the Winograd Schema Challenge (WSC). This task involves identifying**entities that are being discussed in certain contexts. In the next phase of the project, we will create an enhanced**dataset of WSC questions, with which we will train a deep learning model for predicting WSC answers. The**outcome of this research will be of use in MSR Maluuba's efforts to develop more flexible and naturalistic**conversational agents.