MultiDoc2Dial: Modeling Dialogues Grounded in Multiple Documents
Song Feng, Siva Sankalp Patel, Hui Wan, Sachindra Joshi
Abstract
We propose MultiDoc2Dial, a new task and dataset on modeling goal-oriented dialogues grounded in multiple documents. Most previous works treat document-grounded dialogue modeling as a machine reading comprehension task based on a single given document or passage. In this work, we aim to address more realistic scenarios where a goaloriented information-seeking conversation involves multiple topics, and hence is grounded on different documents. To facilitate such a task, we introduce a new dataset that contains dialogues grounded in multiple documents from four different domains. We also explore modeling the dialogue-based and documentbased context in the dataset. We present strong baseline approaches and various experimental results, aiming to support further research efforts on such a task. * Equal contribution. Social Security Credits You must earn at least 40 Social Security credits to qualify for social security benefits. Number of Credit Needed for Disability Benefits To be eligible for disability benefits, you must meet a recent work test and a duration work test. Number of Credit Needed for Retirement Benefits If you are born after 1928, you will need 40 credits to qualify for retirement benefits. 30 years or older -In general, you must have at least 20 credits in the 10-year period immediately before you become disabled. U1: I need help with SSDI. I heard that it could benefit my relatives too. I am in my 50s. A2: Yes SSDI pays benefits to you and family members if you are insured. A3: Do you know if you are "insured"? U4: Could you tell me more about it? A5: We measure it in "work credits". To be eligible for disability benefits, you must meet a recent work test. U6: How many credits do I need to get the benefit? A7: Since you are over 31 years old, you must have at least 20 credits in the 10-year period … U8: OK. My wife is currently unemployed. I want to know what benefit she gets from me. A9: The qualifying member could receive up to 50% of your benefit. Access Your Benefit Information Online Sign up a new account To sign up an new account Recover your username and password If you can't log in your account, you can fill out this form to recover your account information. If you can't log in your account, you can fill out this form to recover your account information.
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