2 papers
cs.CL2026
Rolling With Resistance: Preference-Optimized LLM Counselors Can Trade Goal Persistence for Relational Attunement in Motivational Interviewing
Weiying Chen, Junlong Shen, Zhexuan Tang
In Motivational Interviewing (MI), a client's sustain talk (arguments for the status quo) calls for the counselor to roll with resistance, a move that can fail in two opposite ways…
cs.CL2026
Seduced by the Narrative: Assessing Rule Adherence in Semi-Open Textual Sandboxes
Weiying Chen, Junlong Shen, Zhanyuan Guo +1
As LLMs are increasingly deployed as autonomous adjudicators in semi-open textual game environments, robust rule adherence becomes critical when user intent conflicts with system r…