Task based self exploration of cognitive systems

A computing system for filling gaps in provided input, the computing system comprising:

• at least one processor connected to a network;
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• at least one memory connected to the at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to:
• receive first textual input in natural language from a second computing system;
• perform natural language processing of the received first textual input, the natural language processing identifying vagueness and missing information in the first textual input;
• formulate questions to determine a situational context of the first textual input;
• provide the questions to the second computing system and receive answers to the questions;
• perform natural language processing of the answers and identify vagueness and missing information in the answers that are related to the vagueness and missing information in the first textual input;
• obtain additional information from at least one source responsive to identifying the vagueness and the missing information in the first textual input and the answers, wherein the obtaining the additional information further comprises:
• requesting the second computing system to use a local device of the second computing system to capture and return the additional information including one of an image, a video, and audio;
• resolve the identified vagueness and the missing information in the first textual input and the answers based on the obtained additional information and determine a meaning of the first textual input, wherein the resolving further comprises:
• performing multilevel language alignment to align regional language preferences for a user for different geographic regions using a same natural language based on natural language input provided by the user, wherein the multilevel language alignment includes repetition removal, semantic analysis, and meaning identification of a sentence;
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• generating at least some missing information based on a determined region of the user and the aligned regional language preferences;
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• provide, to the second computing system, output based on the determined meaning for presentation to the user.

A computer program product for filling gaps in provided information, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

• receive first textual input in natural language from a second computing system;
• perform natural language processing of the received first textual input, the natural language processing identifying vagueness and missing information in the first textual input;
• formulate questions to determine a situational context of the first textual input provide the questions to the second computing system and receive answers to the questions;
• perform natural language processing of the answers and identify vagueness and missing information in the answers that are related to the vagueness and missing information in the first textual input;
• obtain additional information from at least one source responsive to identifying the vagueness and the missing information in the first textual input and the answers, wherein the obtaining the additional information further comprises:
• requesting the second computing system to use a local device of the second computing system to capture and return the additional information including one of an image, a video, and audio;
• resolve the identified vagueness and the missing information in the first textual input and the answers based on the obtained additional information and determine a meaning of the first textual input, wherein the resolving further comprises:
• performing multilevel language alignment to align regional language preferences for a user for different geographic regions using a same natural language based on natural language input provided by the user, wherein the multilevel language alignment includes repetition removal, semantic analysis, and meaning identification of a sentence;
• and
• generating at least some missing information based on a determined region of the user and the aligned regional language preferences;
• and
• provide, to the second computing system, output based on the determined meaning for presentation to the user.