Is there an OSS which can compress a text to a synopsis?
My goal is to build an editor for SciFi novels which can either automatically create a synopsizes for chapters or at least make a suggestion for one.
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I checked the comprehensive list here, and the Dragon Toolkit looked like one of the few to offer this feature. My experience is mainly with the commercial tools in this area.
MattMcKnight
2009-12-09 18:27:05
How well does automatic summarization work? Is it practical yet or more an area of research?
Aaron Digulla
2009-12-10 08:22:35
It's more of an area of research and tends to be limited to specific document types. I find it unlikely that it would work on novels.
MattMcKnight
2009-12-10 14:02:53
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Try bringing the books, a couple typewriters, a case of Red Bull, and some bananas to the monkeys at your local zoo. They do a good job but you'll have to clean the poo off the machines :-)
Ed Griebel
2009-12-09 18:30:23