Natural Language Generation (NLG) has improved exponentially in recent years thanks to
the development of sequence-to-sequence deep learning technologies such as Transformer …

In recent years some researchers have explored the use of reinforcement learning (RL)
algorithms as key components in the solution of various natural language processing (NLP) …

Natural Language Generation (NLG) has made great progress in recent years due to the
development of deep learning techniques such as pre-trained language models. This …

The potential for conversational agents offering mental health and legal counseling in an
autonomous, interactive, and vitally accessible environment is getting highlighted due to the …

Large language models are known to hallucinate when faced with unfamiliar queries, but
the underlying mechanism that govern how models hallucinate are not yet fully understood …

The shortage of therapists for mental health patients emphasizes the importance of globally
accessible dialogue systems alleviating their issues. To have effective interpersonal …

Recently, the advent of large language models (LLMs) has revolutionized generative
agents. Among them, Role-Playing Conversational Agents (RPCAs) attract considerable …

Persuasion is an intricate process involving empathetic connection between two individuals.
Plain persuasive responses may make a conversation non-engaging. Even the most well …

Persuasive conversations for a social cause often require influencing other person's attitude
or intention that may fail even with compelling arguments. The use of emotions and different …

In recent years, task-oriented virtual assistants have gained huge popularity and demand in
both research and industry communities. The primary aim of a task-oriented dialogue agent …