Natural Language Query
Natural language querying (NLQ) focuses on enabling users to interact with digital systems, such as databases and simulations, using everyday language instead of specialized query languages. Current research emphasizes improving the accuracy and efficiency of NLQ systems, particularly by integrating large language models (LLMs) with structured data sources like knowledge graphs and databases, and by employing techniques like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and schema linking. This field is significant because it lowers the barrier to entry for non-experts interacting with complex data, impacting diverse applications from database management and scientific research to personalized information retrieval and CAD design.
Papers
Knowing When to Ask -- Bridging Large Language Models and Data
Prashanth Radhakrishnan, Jennifer Chen, Bo Xu, Prem Ramaswami, Hannah Pho, Adriana Olmos, James Manyika, R. V. Guha
SQLucid: Grounding Natural Language Database Queries with Interactive Explanations
Yuan Tian, Jonathan K. Kummerfeld, Toby Jia-Jun Li, Tianyi Zhang
Broadening Access to Simulations for End-Users via Large Language Models: Challenges and Opportunities
Philippe J. Giabbanelli, Jose J. Padilla, Ameeta Agrawal
BEAVER: An Enterprise Benchmark for Text-to-SQL
Peter Baile Chen, Fabian Wenz, Yi Zhang, Moe Kayali, Nesime Tatbul, Michael Cafarella, Çağatay Demiralp, Michael Stonebraker