Text Optimization using Artificial Intelligence

The aim of the TOP.KI project is to develop, test and evaluate a translation tool that uses artificial intelligence to facilitate the creation of exam questions in plain language. While maintaining the same content and level of difficulty, the texts created in this way should be better understood by examinees. This should help to ensure that exam results primarily reflect the trainees' technical and application knowledge rather than their text comprehension skills.

Cooperation with many actors in the German vocational training system (especially chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of crafts, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, and examination manufacturers) has been an important part of the project from the very beginning. Of particular importance is the feedback from trainees with disabilities, who test the text-optimized exam questions and contribute with their feedback to the iterative improvement of the AI-supported translation tool.