---
annotations_creators:
- none
language_creators:
- unknown
language:
- en
license:
- cc-by-4.0
multilinguality:
- unknown
size_categories:
- unknown
source_datasets:
- original
task_categories:
- conversational
task_ids:
- unknown
pretty_name: Taskmaster
tags:
- dialog-response-generation
---

# Dataset Card for GEM/Taskmaster

## Dataset Description

- **Homepage:** https://github.com/google-research-datasets/Taskmaster/tree/master/TM-3-2020
- **Repository:** https://github.com/google-research-datasets/Taskmaster/tree/master/TM-3-2020
- **Paper:** https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.12458
- **Leaderboard:** N/A
- **Point of Contact:** Karthik Krishnamoorthi

### Link to Main Data Card

You can find the main data card on the [GEM Website](https://gem-benchmark.com/data_cards/Taskmaster).

### Dataset Summary 

This is a large task-oriented dialog dataset in which a model has to produce the response. The input contains the context and a structured representation of what the model is supposed to generate. The input is already pre-formatted as string, turning this into a pure text-to-text problem. 

You can load the dataset via:
```
import datasets
data = datasets.load_dataset('GEM/Taskmaster')
```
The data loader can be found [here](https://huggingface.co/datasets/GEM/Taskmaster).

#### website
[Github](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/Taskmaster/tree/master/TM-3-2020)

#### paper
[Arxiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.12458)

#### authors
Google researchers

## Dataset Overview

### Where to find the Data and its Documentation

#### Webpage

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[Github](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/Taskmaster/tree/master/TM-3-2020)

#### Download

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[Github](https://github.com/google-research-datasets/Taskmaster/tree/master/TM-3-2020)

#### Paper

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[Arxiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.12458)

#### BibTex

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```
@article{byrne2020tickettalk,
  title={TicketTalk: Toward human-level performance with end-to-end, transaction-based dialog systems},
  author={Byrne, Bill and Krishnamoorthi, Karthik and Ganesh, Saravanan and Kale, Mihir Sanjay},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.12458},
  year={2020}
}
```

#### Contact Name

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Karthik Krishnamoorthi

#### Contact Email

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krishnamoorthi@google.com

#### Has a Leaderboard?

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no


### Languages and Intended Use

#### Multilingual?

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no

#### Covered Dialects

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NA

#### Covered Languages

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`English`

#### Whose Language?

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NA

#### License

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cc-by-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

#### Intended Use

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Dialogues

#### Primary Task

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Dialog Response Generation

#### Communicative Goal

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a movie ticketing dialog dataset with 23,789 annotated conversations. 


### Credit

#### Curation Organization Type(s)

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`other`

#### Curation Organization(s)

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NA

#### Dataset Creators

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Google researchers

#### Funding

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Google

#### Who added the Dataset to GEM?

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Tosin Adewumi (Luleå University of Technology)


### Dataset Structure

#### Data Fields

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- `gem_id`: The unique example id
- `context`: The context of the conversation
- `target`: A string representing the target
-`references`: A List representing the target(s)
-`conversation_id`: A unique ID of the conversation

#### Reason for Structure

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NA

#### How were labels chosen?

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NA

#### Example Instance

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```
{'context': "<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>rating.movie<PRAV>rated R<C><U>I wanna see a movie<A>where are you?<U>spring hills kansas<PN>find_theaters<PAN>location<PAV>spring hills kansas<PR>find_theaters<PRAN>name.theater<PRAV>AMC Holiday Theater<PRAV>Cinemark Downtown<A>there are 2 theaters near you, the AMC Holiday Theater and Cinemark Downtown. Did you know which movie you'd like to see?<U>funny one please<PN>find_movies<PAN>location<PAV>spring hills kansas<PR>find_movies<PRAN>name.movie<PRAV>Not My Problem<PRAV>Family Jewels<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Not My Problem<PAN>attribute<PAV>name.genre<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>name.genre<PRAV>comedy<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Not My Problem<PAN>attribute<PAV>name.person<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>name.person<PRAV>Matt Damon<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Not My Problem<PAN>attribute<PAV>name.person<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>name.person<PRAV>Noah Schnapp<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Family Jewels<PAN>attribute<PAV>name.genre<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>name.genre<PRAV>romantic comedy<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Family Jewels<PAN>attribute<PAV>name.person<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>name.person<PRAV>Melissa McCarthy<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Family Jewels<PAN>attribute<PAV>name.person<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>name.person<PRAV>Ryan Reynolds<A>There's the comedy film called Not My Problem starring Matt Damon and Noah Schnapp. There's also a romantic comedy called Family Jewels starring Melissa McCarthy and Ryan Reynolds.<U>what ratings are there?<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Not My Problem<PAN>attribute<PAV>rating.movie<PR>get_movie_attribute<PRAN>rating.movie<PRAV>rated PG-13<PN>get_movie_attribute<PAN>name.movie<PAV>Family Jewels<PAN>attribute<PAV>rating.movie",
 'conversation_id': 'dlg-d1f52e7e-c34c-4e85-b406-85ed138b5068',
 'gem_id': 'Taskmaster-train-0',
 'references': ['Not My Problem is rated PG-13 and Family Jewels is rated R.'],
 'target': 'Not My Problem is rated PG-13 and Family Jewels is rated R.'}
```

#### Data Splits

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-`train`: 187182 examples
-`dev`: 23406 examples
-`test`: 23316 examples

#### Splitting Criteria

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NA

#### 

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NA



## Dataset in GEM

### Rationale for Inclusion in GEM

#### Why is the Dataset in GEM?

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Dialogue generation that makes sense

#### Similar Datasets

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yes

#### Unique Language Coverage

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no

#### Difference from other GEM datasets

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NA

#### Ability that the Dataset measures

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NA


### GEM-Specific Curation

#### Modificatied for GEM?

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yes

#### GEM Modifications

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`other`

#### Modification Details

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gem_id field was added to the 3 data splits

#### Additional Splits?

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no


### Getting Started with the Task

#### Pointers to Resources

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https://github.com/google-research-datasets/Taskmaster/tree/master/TM-3-2020

#### Technical Terms

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NA



## Previous Results

### Previous Results

#### Measured Model Abilities

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BLEU: 60

#### Metrics

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`BLEU`

#### Proposed Evaluation

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automatic evaluation

#### Previous results available?

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yes

#### Other Evaluation Approaches

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NA

#### Relevant Previous Results

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NA



## Dataset Curation

### Original Curation

#### Original Curation Rationale

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NA

#### Communicative Goal

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a movie ticketing dialog dataset with 23,789 annotated conversations.

#### Sourced from Different Sources

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no


### Language Data

#### How was Language Data Obtained?

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`Crowdsourced`

#### Where was it crowdsourced?

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`Participatory experiment`

#### Language Producers

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NA

#### Topics Covered

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Ticketing

#### Data Validation

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not validated

#### Was Data Filtered?

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not filtered


### Structured Annotations

#### Additional Annotations?

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none

#### Annotation Service?

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no


### Consent

#### Any Consent Policy?

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no

#### Justification for Using the Data

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NA


### Private Identifying Information (PII)

#### Contains PII?

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no PII

#### Justification for no PII

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It's based on ticketing without personal information


### Maintenance

#### Any Maintenance Plan?

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no



## Broader Social Context

### Previous Work on the Social Impact of the Dataset

#### Usage of Models based on the Data

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no


### Impact on Under-Served Communities

#### Addresses needs of underserved Communities?

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no


### Discussion of Biases

#### Any Documented Social Biases?

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unsure

#### Are the Language Producers Representative of the Language?

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NA



## Considerations for Using the Data

### PII Risks and Liability

#### Potential PII Risk

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NA


### Licenses

#### Copyright Restrictions on the Dataset

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`open license - commercial use allowed`

#### Copyright Restrictions on the Language Data

<!-- info: Based on your answers in the Language part of the Data Curation Section, which of the following best describe the copyright and licensing status of the underlying language data? -->
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`public domain`


### Known Technical Limitations

#### Technical Limitations

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NA

#### Unsuited Applications

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NA

#### Discouraged Use Cases

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NA