How to Use mT5 for Multiple-Choice Question Answering in Persian

Sep 23, 2021 | Educational

Welcome to this guide on utilizing a powerful mT5-based model for multiple-choice question answering in Persian (فارسی). This model can help you efficiently generate answers from a set of choices, enhancing your applications such as chatbots, educational tools, and more.

Setting Up Your Environment

To get started, you’ll need to have Python installed, alongside the Hugging Face Transformers library. You can install Transformers using pip:

pip install transformers

Loading the Model

Once you have the necessary environment set up, proceed with loading the model and tokenizer. Here’s how you do it:

from transformers import MT5ForConditionalGeneration, MT5Tokenizer

model_name = "fpersiannlp/mt5-model-size-parsinlu-multiple-choice"
tokenizer = MT5Tokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name)
model = MT5ForConditionalGeneration.from_pretrained(model_name)

Creating the Question Answering Function

Below is a function to handle the input processing and model inference:

def run_model(input_string, **generator_args):
    input_ids = tokenizer.encode(input_string, return_tensors='pt')
    res = model.generate(input_ids, **generator_args)
    output = tokenizer.batch_decode(res, skip_special_tokens=True)
    print(output)
    return output

Running the Model

Now that you have everything set up, you can run the model with sample questions. Think of it like asking a quizmaster to give you the answers based on the options provided. Here are some examples:

run_model("وسیع ترین کشور جهان کدام است؟ sep آمریکا sep کانادا sep روسیه sep چین")
run_model("طامع یعنی ؟ sep آزمند sep خوش شانس sep محتاج sep مطمئن")
run_model("زمینی به ۳۱ قطعه متساوی مفروض شده است و هر روز مساحت آماده شده برای احداث، دو برابر مساحت روز قبل است. اگر پس از (۵ روز) تمام زمین آماده شده باشد، در چه روزی یک قطعه زمین آماده شده sep روز اول sep روز دوم sep روز سوم sep هیچکدام")

How This Works: An Analogy

Imagine you are a teacher and you have a set of multiple-choice questions in front of you. Each question has several options, like colorful candies in a jar. Your task is to select one that best represents the correct answer. This model operates similarly; it processes your question and the potential answers, analyzing the information it has learned to provide the correct option as its answer.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues while using the model, consider the following troubleshooting steps:

  • Ensure you have installed all necessary libraries, especially the Transformers library.
  • Check that the model name is correctly spelled and corresponds to the one in Hugging Face’s model hub.
  • Examine your input format; it should follow the structure expected by the model.
  • Inspect any error messages closely; they often offer clues to what might be wrong.

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Conclusion

With this model, you can easily implement a sophisticated multiple-choice question-answering system in Persian. At fxis.ai, we believe that such advancements are crucial for the future of AI, as they enable more comprehensive and effective solutions. Our team is continually exploring new methodologies to push the envelope in artificial intelligence, ensuring that our clients benefit from the latest technological innovations.

Additional Resources

For more details, visit this page: GitHub – Parsinlu

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