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Please predict whether this patent is acceptable.PATENT ABSTRACT: A computer-implemented technique is described herein for training a personal digital assistant (PDA) component and a simulated user (SU) component via a self-learning strategy. The technique involves conducting interactions between the PDA component and the SU component over the course of plural dialogs, and with respect to plural tasks. These interactions yield training data. A training system uses the training data to generate and update analysis components used by both the PDA component and the SU component. According to one illustrative aspect, the SU component is configured to mimic the behavior of actual users, across a range of different user types.