Addressing Limitations of Encoder-Decoder Based Approach to Text-to-SQL (2022.coling-1)
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| Challenge: | Existing attempts on Text-to-SQL task show a dramatic decline in performance for new databases. |
| Approach: | They propose a hybrid system that integrates rule-based and deep learning components to improve model accuracy. |
| Outcome: | The proposed system achieves double-digit percentage improvement for non-Spider databases. |
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