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Accounting for Sycophancy in Language Model Uncertainty Estimation
Anthony Sicilia, Mert Inan, Malihe Alikhani
Effective human-machine collaboration requires machine learning models to externalize uncertainty, so users can reflect and intervene when necessary. For language models, these rep…
Learning Multimodal Cues of Children's Uncertainty
Qi Cheng, Mert İnan, Rahma Mbarki +6
Understanding uncertainty plays a critical role in achieving common ground (Clark et al.,1983). This is especially important for multimodal AI systems that collaborate with users t…
Generating Signed Language Instructions in Large-Scale Dialogue Systems
Mert İnan, Katherine Atwell, Anthony Sicilia +2
We introduce a goal-oriented conversational AI system enhanced with American Sign Language (ASL) instructions, presenting the first implementation of such a system on a worldwide m…
Dialogue with Robots: Proposals for Broadening Participation and Research in the SLIVAR Community
Casey Kennington, Malihe Alikhani, Heather Pon-Barry +20
The ability to interact with machines using natural human language is becoming not just commonplace, but expected. The next step is not just text interfaces, but speech interfaces…
Learning to Generate Context-Sensitive Backchannel Smiles for Embodied AI Agents with Applications in Mental Health Dialogues
Maneesh Bilalpur, Mert Inan, Dorsa Zeinali +2
Addressing the critical shortage of mental health resources for effective screening, diagnosis, and treatment remains a significant challenge. This scarcity underscores the need fo…