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MIST: Multimodal Interactive Speech-based Tool-calling Conversational Assistants for Smart Homes
Maximillian Chen, Xuanming Zhang, Michael Peng +3
The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the physical world necessitates voice-based interfaces capable of handling complex user experiences. While modern Large Language Mod…
PAPILLON: Privacy Preservation from Internet-based and Local Language Model Ensembles
Li Siyan, Vethavikashini Chithrra Raghuram, Omar Khattab +2
Users can divulge sensitive information to proprietary LLM providers, raising significant privacy concerns. While open-source models, hosted locally on the user's machine, alleviat…
EDEN: Empathetic Dialogues for English learning
Li Siyan, Teresa Shao, Zhou Yu +1
Dialogue systems have been used as conversation partners in English learning, but few have studied whether these systems improve learning outcomes. Student passion and perseverance…
Using Adaptive Empathetic Responses for Teaching English
Li Siyan, Teresa Shao, Zhou Yu +1
Existing English-teaching chatbots rarely incorporate empathy explicitly in their feedback, but empathetic feedback could help keep students engaged and reduce learner anxiety. Tow…
MultiPA: A Multi-task Speech Pronunciation Assessment Model for Open Response Scenarios
Yu-Wen Chen, Zhou Yu, Julia Hirschberg
Pronunciation assessment models designed for open response scenarios enable users to practice language skills in a manner similar to real-life communication. However, previous open…