Abstract: Generating automated conversation responses by receiving a conversation input message, determining an intent associated with the conversation input message, detecting content associated with the intent in a data stream in response to determining the intent, and generating a conversation output according to the content and the intent.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of a first user interactive user interfacing application for interactive engagement; and examining data of a second user interactive user interfacing application for interactive engagement.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for optimizing search query results is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a first natural language query, selecting a plurality of search query patterns based on the first natural language query, assigning a weight to each search query pattern in the plurality of search query patterns, generating one or more weighted keyword queries from each search query pattern based on the weight assigned to each search query pattern and one or more keywords from the first natural language query, evaluating a relevancy of one or more search results returned by each of the one or more weighted keyword queries for the first natural language query, and iteratively altering the weight assigned to a search query pattern until an optimal number of relevant search results are returned from the search query pattern for the first natural language query.

Abstract: A method provides for assistance in recognition of an entity. A set of data and associated information corresponding to a plurality of entities known to an assisted user is received, such that an instance of the set of data and associated information includes identification of a respective entity of the plurality of entities known to an assisted user. Real-time data corresponding to a first entity is received from one or more devices capturing the real-time data. The real-time data is compared to the set of data and associated information corresponding to the plurality of entities known to the user to determine whether the first entity has a known relevance to the user, and in response to determining the first entity does have a known relevance to the user, the processor provides the identity and relevance of the first entity to the user.

Abstract: An input question enhancement mechanism is provided for merging sub-question results in Question and Answer (QA) systems in order to answer an input question submitted from a user. A plurality of sub-questions associated with the input question is identified. Responsive to submitting the set of questions to a QA pipeline of the QA system, a set of answers and a set of passages related to the set of answers corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-questions are received. A mapping is applied to the set of passages to form a consolidated set of passages. The set of answers is then merged into the mapping so as to generate a consolidated set of answers. A factoid question response report is generated with answers from the consolidated set of answers and passages from the consolidated set of passages. The factoid question response report is then provided to the user.

Abstract: Generating a controllable panoramic image while eliminating unsuitable dynamic elements by receiving a plurality of images of a location from a user device, wherein the plurality of images includes images of a location at various times, identifying an object of one or more images of the plurality of images, wherein the object corresponds to an unsuitable condition for a database, determining a score of the one or more images of the plurality of images based at least in part on the identified object, determining a base image from the one or more images of the plurality of images, and generating a set of replacement images of the location based at least in part on respective determined scores of the one or more images of the plurality of images.

Abstract: Generating a controllable panoramic image while eliminating unsuitable dynamic elements by receiving a plurality of images of a location from a user device, wherein the plurality of images includes images of a location at various times, identifying an object of one or more images of the plurality of images, wherein the object corresponds to an unsuitable condition for a database, determining a score of the one or more images of the plurality of images based at least in part on the identified object, determining a base image from the one or more images of the plurality of images, and generating a set of replacement images of the location based at least in part on respective determined scores of the one or more images of the plurality of images.

Abstract: Generating automated conversation responses by receiving a conversation input message, determining an intent associated with the conversation input message, detecting content associated with the intent in a data stream in response to determining the intent, and generating a conversation output according to the content and the intent.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for optimizing search query results is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a first natural language query, selecting a plurality of search query patterns based on the first natural language query, assigning a weight to each search query pattern in the plurality of search query patterns, generating one or more weighted keyword queries from each search query pattern based on the weight assigned to each search query pattern and one or more keywords from the first natural language query, evaluating a relevancy of one or more search results returned by each of the one or more weighted keyword queries for the first natural language query, and iteratively altering the weight assigned to a search query pattern until an optimal number of relevant search results are returned from the search query pattern for the first natural language query.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining statement attributions. The system includes at least one processing component, at least one memory component, a feature extractor, a model generator, a model database, and an attribution selector. The method includes receiving a statement, generating at least one pattern that defines a grammatical feature of the statement, and generating a statement model from the at least one pattern. The method also includes determining a similarity value for the statement model and at least one reference model.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach provides a first question to a requestor requesting access to a resource. The first question corresponds to a first cognitive level and includes at least one image selected from a set of images. The approach computes a confidence value of a first answer received from the requestor responding to the first question. In response to determining that the confidence value is below a confidence threshold, the approach provides a second question to the requestor corresponding to a second cognitive level that is increased from the first cognitive level. The approach grants access to the requestor in response to determining that a second answer received from the requestor responding to the second question is a correct answer.

Abstract: A method for supplementing context in dialog flows for chatbot systems includes responsive to receiving identification information associated with a user and a topic for a chatbot conversation, initializing a chatbot conversation between a chatbot and the user. The method identifies a set of entities and a set of one or more relationships, wherein each relationship from the set one or more relationships is between two entities from the set of entities. The method determines an initial set of relevancy scores for each entity in the set of entities and the set of one or more relationships, wherein the initial set of relevancy scores are based at least on a domain for the topic of the chatbot conversation. The method generates a first response to the user based on the initial set of relevancy scores, wherein the first response includes at least one entity and at least one relationship.

Abstract: A method provides for assistance in recognition of an entity. A set of data and associated information corresponding to a plurality of entities known to an assisted user is received, such that an instance of the set of data and associated information includes identification of a respective entity of the plurality of entities known to an assisted user. Real-time data corresponding to a first entity is received from one or more devices capturing the real-time data. The real-time data is compared to the set of data and associated information corresponding to the plurality of entities known to the user to determine whether the first entity has a known relevance to the user, and in response to determining the first entity does have a known relevance to the user, the processor provides the identity and relevance of the first entity to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes generating from a corpus a knowledge graph comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected by a plurality of edges. Each node of the plurality of nodes represents an entity extracted from the corpus. Each edge of the plurality of edges represents a relationship between corresponding entities extracted from the corpus. The knowledge graph includes a plurality of source passages extracted from the corpus from which the plurality of edges was generated. A generative language model is trained, for each edge of the plurality of edges, to associate two or more related entities by utilizing the knowledge graph. Using the trained generative language model, one or more passages representing the edge of the knowledge graph are generated for each edge of the knowledge graph.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach provides a first question to a requestor requesting access to a resource. The first question corresponds to a first cognitive level and includes at least one image selected from a set of images. The approach computes a confidence value of a first answer received from the requestor responding to the first question. In response to determining that the confidence value is below a confidence threshold, the approach provides a second question to the requestor corresponding to a second cognitive level that is increased from the first cognitive level. The approach grants access to the requestor in response to determining that a second answer received from the requestor responding to the second question is a correct answer.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for facilitating real time conversations based on topic determination are provided. Aspects include receiving one or more user topic profiles. Aspects also include receiving an audio recording of a conversation obtained from one or more audio sensors. Aspects also include converting the audio recording of the conversation to text. Aspects also include determining a topic of the conversation by applying a topic model to the text. Aspects also include determining one or more potentially interested users based on the topic of the conversation and the one or more user topic profiles. Aspects also include notifying the one or more potentially interested users that the conversation is occurring.

Abstract: An input question enhancement mechanism is provided for merging sub-question results in Question and Answer (QA) systems in order to answer an input question submitted from a user. A plurality of sub-questions associated with the input question is identified. Responsive to submitting the set of questions to a QA pipeline of the QA system, a set of answers and a set of passages related to the set of answers corresponding to each of the plurality of sub-questions are received. A mapping is applied to the set of passages to form a consolidated set of passages. The set of answers is then merged into the mapping so as to generate a consolidated set of answers. A factoid question response report is generated with answers from the consolidated set of answers and passages from the consolidated set of passages. The factoid question response report is then provided to the user.

Abstract: An approach is provided in which the approach receives a media stream comprising an audio stream and a video stream. The audio stream includes a set of audio tones inserted at a set of predetermined frame intervals, and the video stream includes a set of predetermined colors inserted into a set of predetermined pixel locations at the predetermined frame intervals. The approach determines that an audio frame in the audio stream at which the set of audio tones are inserted is misaligned in time with a video frame in the video stream at which the set of predetermined colors are included in the set of predetermined pixel locations. The approach synchronizes the audio stream with the video stream in response to the determination and aligns in time the audio frame with the video frame at one of the predetermined frame intervals.