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Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly leveraged to empower autonomous agents to simulate human beings in various fields of behavioral research. However, evaluating their capacity to navigate complex social interactions remains a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Xinyi Mou , Jingcong Liang , Jiayu Lin , Xinnong Zhang , Xiawei Liu , Shiyue Yang , Rong Ye , Lei Chen , Haoyu Kuang , Xuanjing Huang , Zhongyu Wei

This research investigates the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) to augment conversational agents in process mining, aiming to tackle its inherent complexity and diverse skill requirements. While LLM advancements present novel…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Urszula Jessen , Michal Sroka , Dirk Fahland

One major challenge in reinforcement learning (RL) is the large amount of steps for the RL agent needs to converge in the training process and learn the optimal policy, especially in text-based game environments where the action space is…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Wei Zhou , Xiangyu Peng , Mark Riedl

The pursuit of human-level artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly advanced the development of autonomous agents and Large Language Models (LLMs). LLMs are now widely utilized as decision-making agents for their ability to interpret…

Many AI systems focus solely on providing solutions or explaining outcomes. However, complex tasks like research and strategic thinking often benefit from a more comprehensive approach to augmenting the thinking process rather than…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-25 Soya Park , Hari Subramonyam , Chinmay Kulkarni

Large language models (LLMs) are powerful dialogue agents, but specializing them towards fulfilling a specific function can be challenging. Instructing tuning, i.e. tuning models on instruction and sample responses generated by humans…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-11 Dennis Ulmer , Elman Mansimov , Kaixiang Lin , Justin Sun , Xibin Gao , Yi Zhang

Despite recent advancements in language models (LMs), their application to dialogue management (DM) problems and ability to carry on rich conversations remain a challenge. We use reinforcement learning (RL) to develop a dialogue agent that…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-06-02 Yinlam Chow , Aza Tulepbergenov , Ofir Nachum , MoonKyung Ryu , Mohammad Ghavamzadeh , Craig Boutilier

Large Language Model (LLM) agents represent a promising shift in human-AI interaction, moving beyond passive prompt-response systems to autonomous agents capable of reasoning, planning, and goal-directed action. While LLM agents are…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Weiwen Liu , Jiarui Qin , Xu Huang , Xingshan Zeng , Yunjia Xi , Jianghao Lin , Chuhan Wu , Yasheng Wang , Lifeng Shang , Ruiming Tang , Defu Lian , Yong Yu , Weinan Zhang

Creating personalized and adaptable conversational AI remains a key challenge. This paper introduces a Continuous Learning Conversational AI (CLCA) approach, implemented using A2C reinforcement learning, to move beyond static Large Language…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-19 Nandakishor M , Anjali M

Large language models (LLMs) have notably progressed in multi-step and long-chain reasoning. However, extending their reasoning capabilities to encompass deep interactions with search remains a non-trivial challenge, as models often fail to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Qingfei Zhao , Ruobing Wang , Dingling Xu , Daren Zha , Limin Liu

Large Language Models (LLMs) were shown to struggle with long-term planning, which may be caused by the limited way in which they explore the space of possible solutions. We propose an architecture where a Reinforcement Learning (RL) Agent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Yoav Alon , Cristina David

The latest advancements in AI and deep learning have led to a breakthrough in large language model (LLM)-based agents such as GPT-4. However, many commercial conversational agent development tools are pipeline-based and have limitations in…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-09-08 Mina Foosherian , Hendrik Purwins , Purna Rathnayake , Touhidul Alam , Rui Teimao , Klaus-Dieter Thoben

Large language models (LLMs) and LLM-based agents are increasingly deployed as assistants in planning and decision making, yet most existing systems are implicitly optimized for a single-principal interaction paradigm, in which the model is…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Shu Yang , Shenzhe Zhu , Hao Zhu , José Ramón Enríquez , Di Wang , Alex Pentland , Michiel A. Bakker , Jiaxin Pei

The widespread availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) within Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) has led to their speedy adoption. Conversational interactions with LLMs enable programmers to obtain natural language explanations…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-02-12 Bhavya Chopra , Yasharth Bajpai , Param Biyani , Gustavo Soares , Arjun Radhakrishna , Chris Parnin , Sumit Gulwani

As large language models (LLMs) increasingly permeate daily lives, there is a growing demand for real-time interactions that mirror human conversations. Traditional turn-based chat systems driven by LLMs prevent users from verbally…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Xinrong Zhang , Yingfa Chen , Shengding Hu , Xu Han , Zihang Xu , Yuanwei Xu , Weilin Zhao , Maosong Sun , Zhiyuan Liu

In real-world applications with Large Language Models (LLMs), external retrieval mechanisms - such as Search-Augmented Generation (SAG), tool utilization, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) - are often employed to enhance the quality…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Tzu-Lin Kuo , Feng-Ting Liao , Mu-Wei Hsieh , Fu-Chieh Chang , Po-Chun Hsu , Da-Shan Shiu

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) lifts the factuality of Large Language Models (LLMs) by injecting external knowledge, yet it falls short on problems that demand multi-step inference; conversely, purely reasoning-oriented approaches…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable performance in objective tasks such as open-domain question answering and mathematical reasoning, which can often be solved through recalling learned factual knowledge or…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-28 Xiaolong Wang , Yile Wang , Yuanchi Zhang , Fuwen Luo , Peng Li , Maosong Sun , Yang Liu

Recent advancements in Large Language Model (LLM)-based frameworks have extended their capabilities to complex real-world applications, such as interactive web navigation. These systems, driven by user commands, navigate web browsers to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Nalin Tiwary , Vardhan Dongre , Sanil Arun Chawla , Ashwin Lamani , Dilek Hakkani-Tür

Simulating user interactions enables a more user-oriented evaluation of information retrieval (IR) systems. While user simulations are cost-efficient and reproducible, many approaches often lack fidelity regarding real user behavior. Most…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-01-29 Björn Engelmann , Timo Breuer , Jana Isabelle Friese , Philipp Schaer , Norbert Fuhr