# How Samsung Uses Two AI Models to Improve Sentence Generation

> A method for training an AI to write better sentences by using a second model that reads or generates text in a different order to grade the first model's work.

- **Patent:** US 11727263
- **Original title:** Method of updating sentence generation model and sentence generating apparatus
- **Owner:** Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
- **Granted:** 2023
- **Status:** Active
- **Times cited:** 1
- **Field:** ai_ml, consumer_electronics, software, telecommunications

## What it does

This patent describes a way to train a machine learning model to generate text more accurately. It uses two 'decoding models'—essentially the parts of an AI that pick the next word in a sentence. The first model generates a target sentence, while the second model acts as a critic by generating words in a different order (such as backward) to calculate 'reward information.' This reward information acts like a score, telling the first model how good its sentence was, which is then used to update the first model's internal weights to improve future performance.

## What it does NOT cover

- Does not cover simple text generation that lacks a secondary, order-reversed validation model.
- Does not cover training methods that rely solely on human-provided labels or static datasets.
- Does not cover architectures that do not use neural network weight resetting as the primary training mechanism.

## The clever bit

By forcing the second model to process or generate words in a different order (like backward), the system gains a structural check on the first model's output, helping to catch errors that a forward-only model might consistently repeat.

## Real-world examples

1. Samsung Bixby voice assistant responses
2. Automated machine translation software
3. Predictive text and smart reply features in mobile operating systems

## Why it matters

As AI-driven text generation becomes standard in consumer electronics, improving the quality of machine-generated language without massive amounts of human-labeled data is a major technical hurdle. This approach helps Samsung refine its virtual assistants and automated translation tools by creating a self-improving loop between two different AI perspectives.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does How Samsung Uses Two AI Models to Improve Sentence Generation cover?

A method for training an AI to write better sentences by using a second model that reads or generates text in a different order to grade the first model's work.

### Who owns patent US 11727263?

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd owns this patent, granted in 2023.

### When does this patent expire?

This patent is expected to expire on June 21, 2038, when the invention enters the public domain.

### What is patent US 11727263 cited by?

This patent has been cited by 1 later patents that build on its ideas.

### What problem does this patent solve?

As AI-driven text generation becomes standard in consumer electronics, improving the quality of machine-generated language without massive amounts of human-labeled data is a major technical hurdle. This approach helps Samsung refine its virtual assistants and automated translation tools by creating a self-improving loop between two different AI perspectives.

### What does this patent NOT cover?

Does not cover simple text generation that lacks a secondary, order-reversed validation model.

**Full plain-English explainer:** https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11727263/method-of-updating-sentence-generation-model-and-sentence-generating-apparatus

**Original patent:** https://patents.google.com/patent/US11727263

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