Summary of Unveiling User Preferences: a Knowledge Graph and Llm-driven Approach For Conversational Recommendation, by Zhangchi Qiu et al.
Unveiling User Preferences: A Knowledge Graph and LLM-Driven Approach for Conversational Recommendation
by Zhangchi Qiu, Linhao Luo, Shirui Pan, Alan Wee-Chung Liew
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel framework, COMPASS, which combines the strengths of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Knowledge Graphs (KGs) to enhance conversational recommender systems (CRSs). Existing CRSs often lack transparency and trustworthiness due to their reliance on hidden representations. To address this issue, COMPASS employs a two-stage training approach: first, it pre-trains the LLM using an innovative graph entity captioning mechanism to bridge the gap between structured KGs and natural language. Then, it fine-tunes the LLM using knowledge-aware instruction for user preference modeling. This enables COMPASS to generate comprehensive and interpretable user preferences that can integrate seamlessly with existing CRS models, improving both performance and explainability. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine having a personalized shopping experience where you tell an AI what you like, and it gives you recommendations based on your conversations. But how does this AI know what you want? This paper proposes a new way for these AI systems to understand our preferences by combining two powerful tools: language models that can talk to humans, and knowledge graphs that store information about the world. By linking these two together, we can create an AI that not only gives us good recommendations but also explains why it chose those recommendations. This makes the process more transparent and trustworthy. |
