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Embodied agents need to be able to interact in natural language understanding task descriptions and asking appropriate follow up questions to obtain necessary information to be effective at successfully accomplishing tasks for a wide range…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-09-28 Spandana Gella , Aishwarya Padmakumar , Patrick Lange , Dilek Hakkani-Tur

AI alignment is about ensuring AI systems only pursue goals and activities that are beneficial to humans. Most of the current approach to AI alignment is to learn what humans value from their behavioural data. This paper proposes a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-10-06 Pei-Yu Chen , Myrthe L. Tielman , Dirk K. J. Heylen , Catholijn M. Jonker , M. Birna van Riemsdijk

We study continually improving an extractive question answering (QA) system via human user feedback. We design and deploy an iterative approach, where information-seeking users ask questions, receive model-predicted answers, and provide…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Ge Gao , Hung-Ting Chen , Yoav Artzi , Eunsol Choi

LLM-based agents have emerged as transformative tools capable of executing complex tasks through iterative planning and action, achieving significant advancements in understanding and addressing user needs. Yet, their effectiveness remains…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Mithat Can Ozgun , Jiahuan Pei , Koen Hindriks , Lucia Donatelli , Qingzhi Liu , Junxiao Wang

AI agents using Large Language Models (LLMs) as foundations have shown promise in solving complex real-world tasks. In this paper, we propose an LLM-based agentic workflow for automating Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). For customer…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-21 Mandar Kulkarni

Tuning language models for dialogue generation has been a prevalent paradigm for building capable dialogue agents. Yet, traditional tuning narrowly views dialogue generation as resembling other language generation tasks, ignoring the role…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-31 Jian Wang , Chak Tou Leong , Jiashuo Wang , Dongding Lin , Wenjie Li , Xiao-Yong Wei

Effective human-AI collaboration on complex reasoning tasks requires that users understand and interact with the model's process, not just receive an output. However, the monolithic text from methods like Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prevents…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-21 Yueqian Lin , Zhengmian Hu , Jayakumar Subramanian , Qinsi Wang , Nikos Vlassis , Hai "Helen" Li , Yiran Chen

In task-oriented dialogue, a system often needs to follow a sequence of actions, called a workflow, that complies with a set of guidelines in order to complete a task. In this paper, we propose the novel problem of multi-step workflow…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Ramya Ramakrishnan , Ethan R. Elenberg , Hashan Narangodage , Ryan McDonald

Learning an efficient manager of dialogue agent from data with little manual intervention is important, especially for goal-oriented dialogues. However, existing methods either take too many manual efforts (e.g. reinforcement learning…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-08-16 Zhuoxuan Jiang , Xian-Ling Mao , Ziming Huang , Jie Ma , Shaochun Li

Clarification resolution plays an important role in various information retrieval tasks such as interactive question answering and conversational search. In such context, the user often formulates their information needs as short and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-10-29 Hadrien Lautraite , Nada Naji , Louis Marceau , Marc Queudot , Eric Charton

Much research in computational argumentation assumes that arguments and counterarguments can be obtained in some way. Yet, to improve and apply models of argument, we need methods for acquiring them. Current approaches include argument…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-05-14 Lisa A. Chalaguine , Anthony Hunter , Henry W. W. Potts , Fiona L. Hamilton

High-fidelity, AI-based simulated classroom systems enable teachers to rehearse effective teaching strategies. However, dialogue-oriented open-ended conversations such as teaching a student about scale factors can be difficult to model.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Debajyoti Datta , Maria Phillips , James P Bywater , Jennifer Chiu , Ginger S. Watson , Laura E. Barnes , Donald E Brown

Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming artificial intelligence, evolving into task-oriented systems capable of autonomous planning and execution. One of the primary applications of LLMs is conversational AI systems, which must…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Elad Levi , Ilan Kadar

There has recently been growing interest in conversational agents with long-term memory which has led to the rapid development of language models that use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Until recently, most work on RAG has focused on…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-06 Nick Alonso , Tomás Figliolia , Anthony Ndirango , Beren Millidge

AI-driven chatbots such as ChatGPT have caused a tremendous hype lately. For BPM applications, several applications for AI-driven chatbots have been identified to be promising to generate business value, including explanation of process…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-19 Nataliia Klievtsova , Janik-Vasily Benzin , Timotheus Kampik , Juergen Mangler , Stefanie Rinderle-Ma

Many businesses and consumers are extending the capabilities of voice-based services such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri to create custom voice experiences (also known as skills). As the number of these…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-11-18 Maryam Fazel-Zarandi , Sampat Biswas , Ryan Summers , Ahmed Elmalt , Andy McCraw , Michael McPhilips , John Peach

Evaluating the quality of a dialogue interaction between two agents is a difficult task, especially in open-domain chit-chat style dialogue. There have been recent efforts to develop automatic dialogue evaluation metrics, but most of them…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-05-05 Koustuv Sinha , Prasanna Parthasarathi , Jasmine Wang , Ryan Lowe , William L. Hamilton , Joelle Pineau

Conversational human-AI interaction (CHAI) have recently driven mainstream adoption of AI. However, CHAI poses two key challenges for designers and researchers: users frequently have ambiguous goals and an incomplete understanding of AI…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-01-31 Arthur Caetano , Kavya Verma , Atieh Taheri , Radha Kumaran , Zichen Chen , Jiaao Chen , Tobias Höllerer , Misha Sra

Understanding patients experiences is essential for advancing patient centered care, especially in chronic diseases that require ongoing communication. However, qualitative thematic analysis, the primary approach for exploring these…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Qidi Xu , Nuzha Amjad , Grace Giles , Alexa Cumming , De'angelo Hermesky , Alexander Wen , Min Ji Kwak , Yejin Kim

Dialogue-based human-AI collaboration can revolutionize collaborative problem-solving, creative exploration, and social support. To realize this goal, the development of automated agents proficient in skills such as negotiating, following…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Amogh Mannekote