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Main Authors: Chen, Ziyang, Wang, Xiaobin, Jiang, Yong, Liao, Jinzhi, Xie, Pengjun, Huang, Fei, Zhao, Xiang
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17694
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author Chen, Ziyang
Wang, Xiaobin
Jiang, Yong
Liao, Jinzhi
Xie, Pengjun
Huang, Fei
Zhao, Xiang
author_facet Chen, Ziyang
Wang, Xiaobin
Jiang, Yong
Liao, Jinzhi
Xie, Pengjun
Huang, Fei
Zhao, Xiang
contents Question Answering (QA) systems face challenges in handling complex questions that require multi-domain knowledge synthesis. The naive RAG models, although effective in information retrieval, struggle with complex questions that require comprehensive and in-depth answers. The pioneering task is defined as explanatory answer generation, which entails handling identified challenges such as the requirement for comprehensive information and logical coherence within the generated context. To address these issues, we refer to systematic thinking theory and propose SynthRAG, an innovative framework designed to enhance QA performance. SynthRAG improves on conventional models by employing adaptive outlines for dynamic content structuring, generating systematic information to ensure detailed coverage, and producing customized answers tailored to specific user inquiries. This structured approach guarantees logical coherence and thorough integration of information, yielding responses that are both insightful and methodically organized. Empirical evaluations underscore SynthRAG's effectiveness, demonstrating its superiority in handling complex questions, overcoming the limitations of naive RAG models, and significantly improving answer quality and depth. Furthermore, an online deployment on the Zhihu platform revealed that SynthRAG's answers achieved notable user engagement, with each response averaging 5.73 upvotes and surpassing the performance of 79.8% of human contributors, highlighting the practical relevance and impact of the proposed framework. Our code is available at https://github.com/czy1999/SynthRAG .
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spellingShingle An Adaptive Framework for Generating Systematic Explanatory Answer in Online Q&A Platforms
Chen, Ziyang
Wang, Xiaobin
Jiang, Yong
Liao, Jinzhi
Xie, Pengjun
Huang, Fei
Zhao, Xiang
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
I.2.7
Question Answering (QA) systems face challenges in handling complex questions that require multi-domain knowledge synthesis. The naive RAG models, although effective in information retrieval, struggle with complex questions that require comprehensive and in-depth answers. The pioneering task is defined as explanatory answer generation, which entails handling identified challenges such as the requirement for comprehensive information and logical coherence within the generated context. To address these issues, we refer to systematic thinking theory and propose SynthRAG, an innovative framework designed to enhance QA performance. SynthRAG improves on conventional models by employing adaptive outlines for dynamic content structuring, generating systematic information to ensure detailed coverage, and producing customized answers tailored to specific user inquiries. This structured approach guarantees logical coherence and thorough integration of information, yielding responses that are both insightful and methodically organized. Empirical evaluations underscore SynthRAG's effectiveness, demonstrating its superiority in handling complex questions, overcoming the limitations of naive RAG models, and significantly improving answer quality and depth. Furthermore, an online deployment on the Zhihu platform revealed that SynthRAG's answers achieved notable user engagement, with each response averaging 5.73 upvotes and surpassing the performance of 79.8% of human contributors, highlighting the practical relevance and impact of the proposed framework. Our code is available at https://github.com/czy1999/SynthRAG .
title An Adaptive Framework for Generating Systematic Explanatory Answer in Online Q&A Platforms
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
I.2.7
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17694