Towards AI-Complete Question Answering: A Set of Prerequisite Toy Tasks

The following are the tasks and their examples. It must be noted that the computer learns the pattern in the language and not the actual language as is shown in this example:

Sbdm ip im vdu yonrckblms. Abf ip im vdu bhhigu. Sbdm yigaus ly vdu hbbvfnoo. Abf zumv vb vdu aivgdum. Mduku ip vdu hbbvfnoo? A:yonrckblms Mduku znp Abf fuhbku vdu aivgdum? A:bhhigu

Which is indeed a difficult task.

Basic Factoid QA with Single Supporting Fact

John is in the playground. Bob is in the office. Where is John? A:playground

Factoid QA with Two Supporting Facts

John is in the playground. Bob is in the office. John picked up the football. Bob went to the kitchen. Where is the football? A:playground Where was Bob before the kitchen? A:office

Factoid QA with Three Supporting Facts

John picked up the apple. John went to the office. John went to the kitchen. John dropped the apple. Where was the apple before the kitchen? A:office

Two Argument Relations: Subject vs. Object

The office is north of the bedroom. The bedroom is north of the bathroom. What is north of the bedroom? A: office What is the bedroom north of? A: bathroom

Three Argument Relations

Mary gave the cake to Fred. Fred gave the cake to Bill. Jeff was given the milk by Bill. Who gave the cake to Fred? A: Mary Who did Fred give the cake to? A: Bill What did Jeff receive? A: milk Who gave the milk? A: Bill

Yes/No questions

John is in the playground. Daniel picks up the milk. Is John in the classroom? A:no Does Daniel have the milk? A:yes

Counting

Daniel picked up the football. Daniel dropped the football. Daniel got the milk. Daniel took the apple. How many objects is Daniel holding? A: two

Lists / Sets

Daniel picks up the football. Daniel drops the newspaper. Daniel picks up the milk. What is Daniel holding? milk, football

Simple Negation

Sandra travelled to the office. Fred is no longer in the office. Is Fred in the office? A:no Is Sandra in the office? A:yes

### Indefinite Knowledge

John is either in the classroom or the playground. Sandra is in the garden. Is John in the classroom? A:maybe Is John in the office? A:no

Indefinite Knowledge

John is either in the classroom or the playground. Sandra is in the garden. Is John in the classroom? A:maybe Is John in the office? A:no

Basic Coreference

Daniel was in the kitchen. Then he went to the studio. Sandra was in the office. Where is Daniel? A:studio

Conjunction

Mary and Jeff went to the kitchen. Then Jeff went to the park. Where is Mary? A: kitchen

Compound Coreference

Daniel and Sandra journeyed to the office. Then they went to the garden. Sandra and John travelled to the kitchen. After that they moved to the hallway. Where is Daniel? A: garden

Time Manipulation

In the afternoon Julie went to the park. Yesterday Julie was at school. Julie went to the cinema this evening. Where did Julie go after the park? A:cinema

Basic Deduction

Sheep are afraid of wolves. Cats are afraid of dogs. Mice are afraid of cats. Gertrude is a sheep. What is Gertrude afraid of? A:wolves

Basic Induction

Lily is a swan. Lily is white. Greg is a swan. What color is Greg? A:white

Positional Reasoning

The triangle is to the right of the blue square. The red square is on top of the blue square. The red sphere is to the right of the blue square. Is the red sphere to the right of the blue square? A:yes Is the red square to the left of the triangle? A:yes

Reasoning about Size

The football fits in the suitcase. The suitcase fits in the cupboard. The box of chocolates is smaller than the football. Will the box of chocolates fit in the suitcase? A:yes

Path Finding

The kitchen is north of the hallway. The den is east of the hallway. How do you go from den to kitchen? A: west, north

Reasoning about Agent’s Motivations

John is hungry. John goes to the kitchen. John eats the apple. Daniel is hungry. Where does Daniel go? A:kitchen Why did John go to the kitchen? A:hungry



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Published

17 January 2016

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