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... ebreck, john } @ mitre.org Abstract This paper describes initial work on Deep Read, an automated readingcomprehension system that accepts arbitrary text input (a story) and answers questions ... standardized multiple-choice reading comprehension test. This will require some minor changes in strategy. For example, in preliminary experiments, our system chose the answer that had the highest ... important that the system be able to assign a confidence level to its answers. Penalizing incorrect answers wouldhelp guide development in that regard. While we were initially concerned that adapting...
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