Method and system for generating a conversational agent by automatic paraphrase generation based on machine translation

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having information recorded thereon for generating a conversational agent, wherein the information, when read by the machine, effectuate operations comprising:

• obtaining, based on a paraphrase model, one or more paraphrases for each of a plurality of input utterances;
• selecting at least one of the one or more paraphrases for each input utterance based on an intent of the input utterance to generate selected paraphrases;
• and
• generating a conversational agent based on the plurality of input utterances and the selected paraphrases.

A system, having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for generating a conversational agent, comprising:

• a paraphrase generator configured to obtain, based on a paraphrase model, one or more paraphrases for each of a plurality of input utterances;
• a paraphrase data selector configured to select at least one of the one or more paraphrases for each input utterance based on an intent of the input utterance to generate selected paraphrases;
• and
• a conversational agent generator configured to generate a conversational agent based on the plurality of input utterances and the selected paraphrases.