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New arXiv paper outlines challenges in multi-turn multimodal conversational AI

A new arXiv paper details the advancements and remaining challenges in multi-turn conversational AI, which is evolving beyond single text prompts to sustained, multimodal interactions. The research categorizes existing work by datasets, models, training strategies, and evaluation methods, highlighting that while multimodal perception has improved, systems still struggle with persistent memory, cross-turn grounding, and cultural alignment. The paper concludes by outlining a research agenda focused on developing AI that can remember, revise, ground, speak, listen, act, and adapt across various turns, modalities, and cultures. AI

IMPACT Highlights the need for AI systems that can maintain context and integrate multiple modalities for more natural human-AI interaction.

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New arXiv paper outlines challenges in multi-turn multimodal conversational AI

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Syeda Faiza Ahmed, Zien Sheikh Ali, Hunzalah Hassan Bhatti, Firoj Alam, Shammur Absar Chowdhury ·

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