Automated writing assistance — a category that encompasses a variety of computer-based tools that help with writing — has been around in one form or another for 60 years, although it’s always been a relatively minor part of the NLP landscape. But the category has been given a substantial boost from recent advances in deep learning. We review some history, look at where things stand today and consider where things might be going.
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