3 papers
cs.CL2026
Beyond Memorization: Assessing Semantic Generalization in Large Language Models Using Phrasal Constructions
Wesley Scivetti, Melissa Torgbi, Austin Blodgett +4
The web-scale of pretraining data has created an important evaluation challenge: to disentangle linguistic competence on cases well-represented in pretraining data from generalizat…
cs.CL2025
FRIDA to the Rescue! Analyzing Synthetic Data Effectiveness in Object-Based Common Sense Reasoning for Disaster Response
Mollie Shichman, Claire Bonial, Austin Blodgett +3
During Human Robot Interactions in disaster relief scenarios, Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential for substantial physical reasoning to assist in mission objectives. Ho…
cs.CL2025
Understanding Common Ground Misalignment in Goal-Oriented Dialog: A Case-Study with Ubuntu Chat Logs
Rupak Sarkar, Neha Srikanth, Taylor Hudson +3
While it is commonly accepted that maintaining common ground plays a role in conversational success, little prior research exists connecting conversational grounding to success in…