Google makes a bot that writes crude Wikipedia articles

Posted on Monday, February 19 2018 @ 16:03 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
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Google Brain researchers report they've developed a new artificial intelligence agent that can summarize texts. The bot is capable of generating Wikipedia-like articles, with varying degrees of success. The Register reports it's still far below human-level capabilities, but the output isn't that bad as previous attempts.
However, the computer-generated sentences are simple and short; they lacked the creative flair and rhythm of text written by humans. Google Brain’s latest effort is slightly better: the sentences are longer and seem more natural.

Here’s an example for the topic: Wings over Kansas, an aviation website for pilots and hobbyists. The paragraph on the left is a computer-generated summary of the organization, and the one on the right is taken from the Wikipedia page on the subject.
GOog AI bot summarizing text

There's still a long way to go but it's pretty interesting to see the current level of technology.


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