International Business Machines Corporation

Jason M Brown

Christopher Johan Schaubach

Malcolm H M Holloway

Andrew Ronald Freed

Joshua S Allen

Aaron T Smith

Lisa M Wood Bradley

Ryan Brink

Timothy Brantner

Helen L Gawor

Richard Stephen Szulewski

Lisa M Wood

Sorabh Murgai

Lisa Marie Wood Bradley

A method retrains a cognitive interaction information system. One or more processors monitors an interactive communication between a user and the cognitive interactive information system. The processor(s) identifies an incorrect answer returned by the cognitive interactive information system to a question asked by the user; reevaluates the question utilizing alternative intent classifications to form alternative answers; and presents the alternative answers to the user. The processor(s) receive a selection from the alternative answers from the user; updates processing rules to generate updated processing rules that are based on the selection; and retrains the cognitive interaction information system based on the updated processing rules.

Retraining a conversation system based on negative feedback

A method for implementing an action-based to-do list includes monitoring user actions with a personal management device which is configured to compare the user actions to a task definition file. A processor of the personal management device determines if the user actions fulfill one or more predefined conditions, within the task definition file. If a condition is fulfilled, the processor of the personal management device modifies the to-do list based on the fulfilled condition. A personal management device for implementing an action-based to-do list includes a user interface configured to allow a user to interact with a to-do list application and a processor configured to execute the to-do list application. The to-do list application, when executed, causes the processor to monitor user actions and compare the user actions to a task definition file, determine if the user actions fulfill one or more conditions within the task definition file, and if a condition is fulfilled, modify the to-do list based on the fulfilled condition.

Action-based to-do list

A method improves a functionality of a conversational agent that is generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) system. A conversational agent receives a first utterance from a first entity. The AI system identifies an unverified response to the first utterance; sends the unverified response to the first entity; and receives a positive feedback indication about the unverified response from the first entity. The AI system searches a data store in order to identify an entry for a second utterance by a second entity, where the second entity has sent a positive feedback for the unverified response. The AI system sends the second utterance and the unverified response to the first entity, and receives a positive feedback for the unverified response to the second utterance from the first entity in order to mark the unverified response as a verified response, which responds to future receipts of the first utterance.

Training artificial intelligence to respond to user utterances

Using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or 'XML'), and also includes the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition ('DTD') is defined as a &#x201c;bounding DTD&#x201d;, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).

Structured document bounding language

Action based to-do list

Using a bounding language to control or restrict the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or 'XML'), and also the bounding language and documents encoded according to the bounding language. A Document Type Definition ('DTD') is defined as a &#x201c;bounding DTD&#x201d;, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are defined according to this DTD. A processing component uses a structured document containing editing restrictions as input, and programmatically determines which fields of another structured document can be edited, which fields should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).

Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by using a meta-editor to generate components (e.g., a specification of a rules language that restricts editing operations on structured documents, a specification of rules according to this language, and a graphical user interface editor that operates according to the specified rules) for use in controlling or restricting the changes that can be made to contents of a structured document (e.g., a document encoded in the Extensible Markup Language, or 'XML'). A Document Type Definition ('DTD') is generated as a &#x201c;bounding DTD&#x201d;, based on editing choices made using the meta editor, and one or more structured documents containing editing restrictions are generated according to this DTD and these editing choices. An editor (or editing component) is generated that programmatically determines which elements of another structured document can be edited, which elements should be hidden, and so forth. By restricting the parts of the file that can be edited, users who need to do the editing are shielded from irrelevant details, and can carry out their task with less risk of making errors (and without needing to understand the details of the structured document markup language).

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