Fact checking using and aiding probabilistic question answering
US8959043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N7/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and a computer program product for verifying a statement are provided. The system is configured to receive a statement. The system is configured to decompose the received statement into one or more sets of question and answer pairs. The system is configured to determine a confidence value of each answer in the one or more question and answer pair sets. The system is configured to combine the determined confidence values. The combined confidence values represent a probability that the received statement is evaluated as true.
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