Papers by Quynh Nguyen
Pregnant Questions: The Importance of Pragmatic Awareness in Maternal Health Question Answering (2024.naacl-long)
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Neha Srikanth, Rupak Sarkar, Heran Mane, Elizabeth Aparicio, Quynh Nguyen, Rachel Rudinger, Jordan Boyd-Graber
| Challenge: | a question-answering system must address pragmatic inferences to answer usefully, says a new study . human information needs are often inferred from the surface form, but answers must address the pragmatic needs of the question. |
| Approach: | They examine assumptions and implications made when mothers ask questions . they find that incorporating these inferences into QA pipelines produces more complete answers . |
| Outcome: | a study shows that incorporating inferences from questions helps to address harmful beliefs . human needs vary when asking questions, but a complete answer can address them . a QA pipeline can be more effective in addressing these needs, the study finds . |