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摘要
信息提取(IE)侧重于将非结构化数据转化为结构化知识,而命名实体识别(NER)是其中的一个基本组成部分。在信息检索(IR)领域,有效识别实体可以大大提高搜索和推荐系统的精确度。现有的方法将 NER 定义为序列标注任务,这需要额外的数据,因此在可持续性方面可能受到限制。一个有前景的解决方案是采用机器阅读理解(MRC)方法来完成 NER 任务,从而消除对额外数据的依赖。这一过程会遇到一些关键挑战,包括1) 非常规预测;2) 多流处理效率低下;3) 缺乏熟练的推理策略。为此,我们提出了单流推理器(SSR),这是一种利用推理策略和标准化输入的解决方案。这为平面和嵌套 NER 任务提供了一种类型无关的解决方案,而无需额外的数据。在十个 NER 基准上,SSR 取得了最先进的结果,凸显了它的鲁棒性。此外,我们还通过收敛性、推理速度和低资源场景性能比较说明了它的效率。我们的架构具有很强的适应性,可以毫不费力地与各种基础模型和推理策略融合,从而促进了 IR 和 IE 领域的进步。
SSR: Solving Named Entity Recognition Problems via a Single-stream Reasoner
Information Extraction (IE) focuses on transforming unstructured data into structured knowledge, of which Named Entity Recognition (NER) is a fundamental component. In the realm of Information Retrieval (IR), effectively recognizing entities can substantially enhance the precision of search and recommendation systems. Existing methods frame NER as a sequence labeling task, which requires extra data and, therefore may be limited in terms of sustainability. One promising solution is to employ a Machine Reading Comprehension (MRC) approach for NER tasks, thereby eliminating the dependence on additional data. This process encounters key challenges, including: 1) Unconventional predictions; 2) Inefficient multi-stream processing; 3) Absence of a proficient reasoning strategy. To this end, we present the Single-Stream Reasoner (SSR), a solution utilizing a reasoning strategy and standardized inputs. This yields a type-agnostic solution for both flat and nested NER tasks, without the need for additional data. On ten NER benchmarks, SSR achieved state-of-the-art results, highlighting its robustness. Furthermore, we illustrated its efficiency through convergence, inference speed, and low-resource scenario performance comparisons. Our architecture displays adaptability and can effortlessly merge with various foundational models and reasoning strategies, fostering advancements in both IR and IE fields.
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