Machine-Assisted Script Curation

TL;DR

The paper introduces MASC, a system that assists humans in creating detailed event scripts by automating parts of the process, including suggesting event types, linking to Wikidata, and organizing sub-events.

Contribution

MASC is a novel human-machine collaborative system that automates key aspects of script authoring, improving efficiency and consistency.

Findings

MASC successfully suggests relevant event types and sub-events.

The system links script elements to Wikidata for enhanced information.

Case studies demonstrate improved script creation workflow.

Abstract

We describe Machine-Aided Script Curator (MASC), a system for human-machine collaborative script authoring. Scripts produced with MASC include (1) English descriptions of sub-events that comprise a larger, complex event; (2) event types for each of those events; (3) a record of entities expected to participate in multiple sub-events; and (4) temporal sequencing between the sub-events. MASC automates portions of the script creation process with suggestions for event types, links to Wikidata, and sub-events that may have been forgotten. We illustrate how these automations are useful to the script writer with a few case-study scripts.