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New framework tackles conversational task disambiguation over tabular data

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Researchers have introduced a new framework for conversational task disambiguation over tabular data, addressing limitations in existing evaluation and training methods. This framework, called AmbiTab, formalizes ambiguities and resolutions, allowing for the separate evaluation of an agent's disambiguation and solution-generation capabilities. It also introduces metrics and diagnostics to measure and mitigate "oracle leakage," which occurs when a user simulator reveals information beyond what a real user would provide. The AmbiTab benchmark suite unifies six ambiguous datasets, enabling the training of asking policies with reinforcement learning to improve disambiguation and reduce oracle leakage. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more robust and accurate AI agents for interacting with tabular data, improving user experience and reducing errors.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nafiseh Ghoroghchian, Luis Scoccola, Tina Sedaghat, Omid Vaheb, Hannah Chen, Dino D'Agostino, Keyvan Golestan ·

    Conversational Task Disambiguation over Tabular Data: Leakage-Aware Formulation, Benchmark Suite, and Training

    arXiv:2610.10740v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Conversational task disambiguation over tabular data uses dialogue to resolve missing information about a user's intended task before producing a solution over tables or databases. Existing evaluation and training lack a leakage-a…

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