An active labeling process is provided that aims to minimize the number of utterances to be checked again by automatically selecting the ones that are likely to be erroneous or inconsistent with the previously labeled examples. In one embodiment, the errors and inconsistencies are identified based on the confidences obtained from a previously trained classifier model. In a second embodiment, the errors and inconsistencies are identified based on an unsupervised learning process. In both embodiments, the active labeling process is not dependent upon the particular classifier model.
PRIORITY CLAIM
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/447,889, filed May 29, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
