Summary of Modeling Real-time Interactive Conversations As Timed Diarized Transcripts, by Garrett Tanzer et al.
Modeling Real-Time Interactive Conversations as Timed Diarized Transcripts
by Garrett Tanzer, Gustaf Ahdritz, Luke Melas-Kyriazi
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel approach is proposed for simulating real-time interactive conversations between humans and chatbots, leveraging pre-trained text-only language models. The method involves modeling timed diarized transcripts and decoding them with causal rejection sampling. Two case studies demonstrate the potential of this technique: instant messenger dialogues and spoken conversations, which require generation rates of approximately 30 tokens per second (tok/s) and 20 tok/s respectively to maintain real-time interactivity. This method can be integrated into language models using minimal additional data and run on commodity hardware. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Chatbots are super cool! But they usually only work one turn at a time, like having a conversation with a friend. Some clever researchers have figured out how to make them talk in real-time, just like we do when talking to each other. They used special computer models and some fancy math tricks to make it happen. This new way of chatting can be used for things like instant messaging on your phone or even voice conversations with assistants like Siri. It’s really fast – about 30 times faster than you can read this sentence! And the best part is, you don’t need super powerful computers to use it. |
