HierTOD: A Task-Oriented Dialogue System Driven by Hierarchical Goals

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.07152v1
• Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:28:19 GMT
• Title: HierTOD: A Task-Oriented Dialogue System Driven by Hierarchical Goals
• Authors: Lingbo Mo, Shun Jiang, Akash Maharaj, Bernard Hishamunda, Yunyao Li,
• Abstract summary: Task-Oriented Dialogue (TOD) systems assist users in completing tasks through natural language interactions. In this work, we introduce HierTOD, an enterprise TOD system driven by hierarchical goals and can support composite. Our system implementation unifies two TOD paradigms: slot-filling for information collection and step-by-step guidance for task execution.
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• Abstract: Task-Oriented Dialogue (TOD) systems assist users in completing tasks through natural language interactions, often relying on a single-layered workflow structure for slot-filling in public tasks, such as hotel bookings. However, in enterprise environments, which involve rich domain-specific knowledge, TOD systems face challenges due to task complexity and the lack of standardized documentation. In this work, we introduce HierTOD, an enterprise TOD system driven by hierarchical goals and can support composite workflows. By focusing on goal-driven interactions, our system serves a more proactive role, facilitating mixed-initiative dialogue and improving task completion. Equipped with components for natural language understanding, composite goal retriever, dialogue management, and response generation, backed by a well-organized data service with domain knowledge base and retrieval engine, HierTOD delivers efficient task assistance. Furthermore, our system implementation unifies two TOD paradigms: slot-filling for information collection and step-by-step guidance for task execution. Our human study demonstrates the effectiveness and helpfulness of HierTOD in performing both paradigms.

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