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Temporal expression parsing in production assistants: partial parses executed with full confidence

A concrete failure case I ran into with Siri (English UK, iOS 26.6.1), and I'm curious how people here would diagnose it. ASR output was correct in every case. The intent/slot step failed: "set alarm at 7 p.m. and 40 minutes" → 19:00. The "and 40 minutes" continuation seems to be dropped. "set alar…

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  1. 2026-09-28 14:13 · r/LanguageTechnology
    Temporal expression parsing in production assistants: partial parses executed with full confidence

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