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MODABS: Multi-Objective Learning for Dynamic Aspect-Based Summarization

Computation and Language 2024-06-19 v2

Abstract

The rapid proliferation of online content necessitates effective summarization methods, among which dynamic aspect-based summarization stands out. Unlike its traditional counterpart, which assumes a fixed set of known aspects, this approach adapts to the varied aspects of the input text. We introduce a novel multi-objective learning framework employing a Longformer-Encoder-Decoder for this task. The framework optimizes aspect number prediction, minimizes disparity between generated and reference summaries for each aspect, and maximizes dissimilarity across aspect-specific summaries. Extensive experiments show our method significantly outperforms baselines on three diverse datasets, largely due to the effective alignment of generated and reference aspect counts without sacrificing single-aspect summarization quality.

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@article{arxiv.2406.03479,
  title  = {MODABS: Multi-Objective Learning for Dynamic Aspect-Based Summarization},
  author = {Xiaobo Guo and Soroush Vosoughi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.03479},
  year   = {2024}
}
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