Did chatbots miss their “Apollo Moment”? Potential, gaps, and lessons from using collaboration assistants during COVID-19
B Srivastava - Patterns, 2021 - cell.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have long been positioned as a tool to provide crucial
data-driven decision support to people. In this survey paper, I look at how collaboration …
data-driven decision support to people. In this survey paper, I look at how collaboration …
A review of plan-based approaches for dialogue management
M Santos Teixeira, M Dragoni - Cognitive Computation, 2022 - Springer
Dialogue systems deliver a more natural mean of communication between humans and
machines when compared to traditional systems. Beyond input/output components that …
machines when compared to traditional systems. Beyond input/output components that …
–d3wa+–a case study of xaip in a model acquisition task for dialogue planning
Recently, the D3WA system was proposed as a paradigm shift in how complex goal-oriented
dialogue agents can be specified by taking a declarative view of design. However, it turns …
dialogue agents can be specified by taking a declarative view of design. However, it turns …
A unified conversational assistant framework for business process automation
Business process automation is a booming multi-billion-dollar industry that promises to
remove menial tasks from workers' plates--through the introduction of autonomous agents …
remove menial tasks from workers' plates--through the introduction of autonomous agents …
D3BA: a tool for optimizing business processes using non-deterministic planning
This paper builds on recent work in the declarative design of dialogue agents and proposes
an exciting new tool–D3BA (Declarative Design for Digital Business Automation)–to …
an exciting new tool–D3BA (Declarative Design for Digital Business Automation)–to …
[PDF][PDF] A generic dialog agent for information retrieval based on automated planning within a reinforcement learning platform
V Pallagani, B Srivastava - Bridging the Gap Between AI …, 2021 - prl-theworkshop.github.io
With easy availability of large data sets online, like product catalogs and open data, a
common business problem is to allow users to search them for information using natural …
common business problem is to allow users to search them for information using natural …
The Case for Developing a Foundation Model for Planning-like Tasks from Scratch
B Srivastava, V Pallagani - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.04540, 2024 - arxiv.org
Foundation Models (FMs) have revolutionized many areas of computing, including
Automated Planning and Scheduling (APS). For example, a recent study found them useful …
Automated Planning and Scheduling (APS). For example, a recent study found them useful …
IRF: a framework for enabling users to interact with recommenders through dialogue
Recommender systems are used with increasing frequency in a wide variety of domains
ranging from e-commerce to tourism, healthcare and online learning. However, the …
ranging from e-commerce to tourism, healthcare and online learning. However, the …
Evaluating Chatbots to Promote Users' Trust--Practices and Open Problems
Chatbots, the common moniker for collaborative assistants, are Artificial Intelligence (AI)
software that enables people to naturally interact with them to get tasks done. Although …
software that enables people to naturally interact with them to get tasks done. Although …
Automatic task completion flows from web APIs
The Web contains many APIs that could be combined in countless ways to enable Intelligent
Assistants to complete all sorts of tasks. We propose a method to automatically produce task …
Assistants to complete all sorts of tasks. We propose a method to automatically produce task …