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User Simulators play a pivotal role in training and evaluating task-oriented dialogue systems. Traditional user simulators typically rely on human-engineered agendas, resulting in generated responses that often lack diversity and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Xiang Luo , Zhiwen Tang , Jin Wang , Xuejie Zhang

One of the major impediments to the development of new task-oriented dialogue (TOD) systems is the need for human evaluation at multiple stages and iterations of the development process. In an effort to move toward automated evaluation of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Sam Davidson , Salvatore Romeo , Raphael Shu , James Gung , Arshit Gupta , Saab Mansour , Yi Zhang

Large language model (LLM) powered chatbots are primarily text-based today, and impose a large interactional cognitive load, especially for exploratory or sensemaking tasks such as planning a trip or learning about a new city. Because the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-12-04 Xiao Ma , Swaroop Mishra , Ariel Liu , Sophie Su , Jilin Chen , Chinmay Kulkarni , Heng-Tze Cheng , Quoc Le , Ed Chi

Conversational agents have made significant progress since ELIZA, expanding their role across various domains, including healthcare, education, and customer service. As these agents become increasingly integrated into daily human…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-04 Paulo Ricardo Knob , Leonardo Scholler , Juliano Rigatti , Soraia Raupp Musse

As large language models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed as interactive agents, open-ended human-AI interactions can involve deceptive behaviors with serious real-world consequences, yet existing evaluations remain largely…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-09 Yichen Wu , Qianqian Gao , Xudong Pan , Geng Hong , Min Yang

We investigate the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to equip neural robotic agents with human-like social and cognitive competencies, for the purpose of open-ended human-robot conversation and collaboration. We introduce a modular and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-30 Philipp Allgeuer , Hassan Ali , Stefan Wermter

Human-LLM conversations are increasingly becoming more pervasive in peoples' professional and personal lives, yet many users still struggle to elicit helpful responses from LLM Chatbots. One of the reasons for this issue is users' lack of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-26 Rupak Sarkar , Bahareh Sarrafzadeh , Nirupama Chandrasekaran , Nagu Rangan , Philip Resnik , Longqi Yang , Sujay Kumar Jauhar

Large language models (LLMs) have shown exceptional proficiency in natural language processing but often fall short of generating creative and original responses to open-ended questions. To enhance LLM creativity, our key insight is to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-08-09 Li-Chun Lu , Shou-Jen Chen , Tsung-Min Pai , Chan-Hung Yu , Hung-yi Lee , Shao-Hua Sun

With the rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs), recent studies have drawn attention to their potential for handling not only simple question-answer tasks but also more complex conversational abilities and performing human-like…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Mingyu Jeon , Jaeyoung Suh , Suwan Cho , Dohyeon Kim

Each day, individuals set behavioral goals such as eating healthier, exercising regularly, or increasing productivity. While psychological frameworks (i.e., goal setting and implementation intentions) can be helpful, they often need…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Michel Schimpf , Sebastian Maier , Anton Wyrowski , Lara Christoforakos , Stefan Feuerriegel , Thomas Bohné

Gestures perform a variety of communicative functions that powerfully influence human face-to-face interaction. How this communicative function is achieved varies greatly between individuals and depends on the role of the speaker and the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Laura B. Hensel , Nutchanon Yongsatianchot , Parisa Torshizi , Elena Minucci , Stacy Marsella

Chatbots' role in fostering self-reflection is now widely recognized, especially in inducing users' behavior change. While the benefits of 24/7 availability, scalability, and consistent responses have been demonstrated in contexts such as…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-27 Riku Arakawa , Hiromu Yakura

Simulation powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) has become a promising method for exploring complex human social behaviors. However, the application of LLMs in simulations presents significant challenges, particularly regarding their…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-02-26 Qian Wang , Zhenheng Tang , Bingsheng He

Recent work has proposed a methodology for the systematic evaluation of "Situated Language Understanding Agents"-agents that operate in rich linguistic and non-linguistic contexts-through testing them in carefully constructed interactive…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-11-27 Kranti Chalamalasetti , Jana Götze , Sherzod Hakimov , Brielen Madureira , Philipp Sadler , David Schlangen

The past few decades have witnessed an upsurge in data, forming the foundation for data-hungry, learning-based AI technology. Conversational agents, often referred to as AI chatbots, rely heavily on such data to train large language models…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Sumit Kumar Dam , Choong Seon Hong , Yu Qiao , Chaoning Zhang

Role-playing games (RPG) are games in which players interact with one another to create narratives. The role of players in the RPG is largely based on the interaction between players and their characters. This emerging form of shared…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-03-27 Alessandro Maisto

Conversational agents show the promise to allow users to interact with mobile devices using language. However, to perform diverse UI tasks with natural language, developers typically need to create separate datasets and models for each…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Bryan Wang , Gang Li , Yang Li

Role-play in large language models (LLMs) enhances their ability to generate contextually relevant and high-quality responses by simulating diverse cognitive perspectives. However, our study identifies significant risks associated with this…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-04 Jinman Zhao , Zifan Qian , Linbo Cao , Yining Wang , Yitian Ding , Yulan Hu , Zeyu Zhang , Zeyong Jin

Recent works leverage LLMs to roleplay realistic social scenarios, aiding novices in practicing their social skills. However, simulating sensitive interactions, such as in mental health, is challenging. Privacy concerns restrict data…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-07-16 Ryan Louie , Ananjan Nandi , William Fang , Cheng Chang , Emma Brunskill , Diyi Yang

LLM-based chatbots are now being specifically designed to facilitate social companionship, even romantic relationships, incorporating features that parallel human relationship dynamics. This has led a subset of users to form romantic…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Paula Ebner , Jessica Szczuka