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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Nicholas V. Bruno, Cary, NC (US);
Donna K. Byron, Petersham, MA (US);
Julius Goth, III, Franklinton, NC (US);
Dwi Sianto Mansjur, North Sumatra, ID;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for tailoring question answering system output based on user expertise. The mechanism receives an input question from a questioning user and determines a set of features associated with text of the input question. The mechanism determines an expertise level of the questioning user based on the set of features associated with the text of the input question using a trained expertise model. The mechanism generates one or more candidate answers for the input question and tailors output of the one or more candidate answers based on the expertise level of the questioning user.