The Current State of Summarization

Summarization is the process of extracting the most important information from a text and presenting it in a condensed form. With vast amounts of information produced at an unprecedented rate, organizations and individuals alike face unique challenges, heightening the demand for effective summarization systems. For researchers of many fields, it is challenging to keep up with the latest developments in their field including Artificial Intelligence itself as vicariously indicated by the number of journal publications per year which has almost tripled since 2015 (D.