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Question Answering (QA)

An NLP task that automatically answers questions based on provided context or knowledge.

In more detail

QA can be extractive (selecting from given text) or generative (generating answers). Applications include conversational AI, customer support, and educational tools. Requires understanding question intent and finding relevant information.

Examples

  • SQuAD dataset for extractive QA
  • Conversational QA
  • FAQ answering
  • Open-domain question answering
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