SQUAD 2.0: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE DATASET AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN QUESTION ANSWERING RESEARCH

Authors

  • S. Balasubramanian Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Author

Keywords:

SQuAD 2.0, Question Answering, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, NLP, AI Research, Unanswerable Questions, Answerable Questions, Machine Learning

Abstract

SQuAD 2.0 (Stanford Question Answering Dataset 2.0) is a large-scale question answering dataset that has gained significant attention in the field of natural language processing and artificial intelligence. The present paper offers an extensive evaluation of SQuAD 2.0, which encompasses a comparative study with its precursor, SQuAD 1.0, and a close examination of its answerable and unanswerable questions. Furthermore, the authors survey deep learning methodologies for addressing the unanswerable questions, the AI software that employs SQuAD 2.0, and the dataset's real-world applications in both academia and industry. The limitations of the dataset and its prospective enhancements are also discussed. Finally, the authors delve into the significance of SQuAD 2.0 in propelling question answering research and its potential impact on the development of AI

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2023-04-06

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S. Balasubramanian. (2023). SQUAD 2.0: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE DATASET AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN QUESTION ANSWERING RESEARCH. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (IJAIRD), 1(1), 1-14. https://iaeme-library.com/index.php/IJAIRD/article/view/IJAIRD_01_01_001