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Study Examines When Dialogue Systems Should Ask Clarifying Questions for Ambiguous References

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A new arXiv paper proposes a strategic approach to referential disambiguation in dialogue, where systems ask clarification questions only when they will meaningfully change the outcome.

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  1. 2026-11-05 05:00 · arXiv cs.CL
    When to Ask, When to Answer: Strategic Clarification for Ambiguous Reference Resolution in Dialogue

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