The automated writing assistance landscape in 2021
Robert Dale, Jette Viethen
Abstract
Abstract Automated writing assistance – a category that encompasses a variety of computer-based tools that help with writing – has been around in one form or another for 60 years, although it’s always been a relatively minor part of the NLP landscape. But the category has been given a substantial boost from recent advances in deep learning. We review some history, look at where things stand today, and consider where things might be going.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceVariety (cybernetics)Artificial intelligenceMinor (academic)Data scienceNatural language processingHumanitiesArtNatural Language Processing TechniquesText Readability and SimplificationTopic Modeling