Towards Human-centered Proactive Conversational Agents - Conversational IR and Recommendation

Explore cutting-edge research on human-centered proactive conversational agents in this 15-minute conference talk presented at SIGIR 2024. Delve into the latest advancements in Conversational IR and Recommendation as authors Yang Deng, Lizi Liao, Zhonghua Zheng, Grace Hui Yang, and Tat-Seng Chua discuss their work on developing more intuitive and responsive AI-powered conversational systems. Gain insights into the challenges and opportunities in creating agents that can anticipate user needs and provide proactive assistance while maintaining a human-centered approach. Learn about potential applications and implications for the future of human-computer interaction in this thought-provoking presentation from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).