ConceptNet 5.5: An Open Multilingual Graph of General Knowledge

Authors: Robyn Speer, Joshua Chin, Catherine Havasi

AAAI 31 (2017) 4444-4451

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The paper titled "ConceptNet 5.5: An Open Multilingual Graph of General Knowledge" introduces a new version of ConceptNet, a linked open data resource that enhances machine learning about language by providing specific knowledge and external information. This updated version is specifically designed to be used with modern natural language processing (NLP) techniques like word embeddings. ConceptNet is a knowledge graph that connects words and phrases in natural language through labeled edges. It gathers its knowledge from various sources, including expert-created resources, crowd-sourcing, and games with a purpose. Its primary objective is to represent the general knowledge required for understanding language, thereby improving the performance of natural language applications by enabling them to better comprehend the meanings conveyed by people's words. The authors demonstrate that when ConceptNet is combined with word embeddings obtained from distributional semantics models such as word2vec, it provides applications with a deeper level of understanding that cannot be achieved solely through distributional semantics or narrower resources like WordNet or DBPedia. The effectiveness of this approach is validated through state-of-the-art results on intrinsic evaluations of word relatedness, which subsequently translate into improvements in various applications utilizing word vectors. One such application highlighted in the paper is solving SAT-style analogies. In summary, this research presents an enhanced version of ConceptNet that leverages external information and specific knowledge to improve machine learning about language. By combining ConceptNet with word embeddings acquired from distributional semantics models, the authors demonstrate significant advancements in understanding word meanings and relatedness, leading to improved performance in various natural language processing tasks.
AI-generated keywords: ConceptNet Natural Language Processing Word Embeddings Knowledge Graph Distributional Semantics

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  • ConceptNet 5.5 is a linked open data resource that enhances machine learning about language.
  • It is designed to be used with modern natural language processing (NLP) techniques like word embeddings.
  • ConceptNet connects words and phrases in natural language through labeled edges.
  • It gathers knowledge from expert-created resources, crowd-sourcing, and games with a purpose.
  • Its primary objective is to represent the general knowledge required for understanding language.
  • Combining ConceptNet with word embeddings provides a deeper level of understanding than distributional semantics or narrower resources like WordNet or DBPedia.
  • The effectiveness of this approach is validated through state-of-the-art results on intrinsic evaluations of word relatedness.
  • This leads to improvements in various applications utilizing word vectors, such as solving SAT-style analogies.
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Abstract: Machine learning about language can be improved by supplying it with specific knowledge and sources of external information. We present here a new version of the linked open data resource ConceptNet that is particularly well suited to be used with modern NLP techniques such as word embeddings. ConceptNet is a knowledge graph that connects words and phrases of natural language with labeled edges. Its knowledge is collected from many sources that include expert-created resources, crowd-sourcing, and games with a purpose. It is designed to represent the general knowledge involved in understanding language, improving natural language applications by allowing the application to better understand the meanings behind the words people use. When ConceptNet is combined with word embeddings acquired from distributional semantics (such as word2vec), it provides applications with understanding that they would not acquire from distributional semantics alone, nor from narrower resources such as WordNet or DBPedia. We demonstrate this with state-of-the-art results on intrinsic evaluations of word relatedness that translate into improvements on applications of word vectors, including solving SAT-style analogies.

Submitted to arXiv on 12 Dec. 2016

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