Machine-Learning Natural Language Programming With Constrained Semantics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Domain-specific systems require significant human effort and expense to translate natural language descriptions into executable software programs, especially for complex systems, as they rely on human programmers to interpret and implement natural language descriptions.
Innovation Solution
A machine learning-based natural language programming system translates natural language descriptions into constrained language statements, allowing users to generate executable software programs without specialized programming knowledge, using supervised machine learning and constrained language compilers to ensure unambiguous semantic interpretation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If human programmers are hired to translate natural language descriptions into executable software programs, then the system can be implemented with high accuracy and reliability, but the cost and time required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of a machine learning model and a constrained language compiler that mediates between natural language descriptions and executable software programs. The machine learning model translates natural language into constrained language statements, which are then compiled into executable programs, eliminating the need for human programmers to directly translate while maintaining reliability through the structured constrained language intermediate representation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of human programming with an automated machine learning-based translation system. Instead of human programmers manually interpreting and coding natural language descriptions, the system uses trained machine learning models to automatically generate constrained language statements and compile them into executable software, significantly reducing development time while maintaining implementation accuracy
2Adaptability or versatility
If human programmers are hired to implement operational programs, then the system can handle complex domain-specific requirements, but the expense increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of language constraint level, introducing a constrained language that sits between natural language and programming languages. This constrained language maintains enough structure to be reliably compiled into executable programs while remaining close enough to natural language to be generated by machine learning models, enabling domain-specific systems to be created without expensive human programming while preserving adaptability to complex requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The constrained language acts as an intermediary representation that enables automated translation while preserving domain-specific capabilities. The machine learning model learns to map natural language descriptions to this constrained language, which then serves as a reliable intermediate form that can be systematically compiled into executable programs, reducing development costs while maintaining the ability to handle complex domain requirements
3Reliability
If a constrained language compiler is used to translate constrained language statements into executable programs, then the semantic interpretation becomes unambiguous and reliable, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the translation process into distinct stages: natural language processing by a machine learning model, compilation of constrained language statements by a constrained language compiler, and generation of executable programs. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, with the constrained language compiler focusing specifically on ensuring unambiguous semantic interpretation while the machine learning model handles the complexity of natural language understanding
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AI summary
A natural language programming system may configure a machine learning (ML) model to translate natural language descriptions into constrained language statements. The constrained language statements may express the natural language descriptions using a constrained subset of natural language. The constrained subset of natural language includes words with unambiguous semantics and with meaning that has a clear and singular interpretation. The constrained language statements with unambiguous semantics enable construction of valid statements in high-level “English-like” executable programming language. With the present system, a user does not need to learn a new programming language but rather learn to constrain their natural language statements to a subset of the natural language (“constrained language”) and to generate executable programs.


