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Keep Me Updated! Memory Management in Long-term Conversations

arXiv 2210.08750 ↗First posted 17 Oct 2022cs.CL cs.AIcited by 63

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Abstract (arXiv)

Remembering important information from the past and continuing to talk about it in the present are crucial in long-term conversations. However, previous literature does not deal with cases where the memorized information is outdated, which may cause confusion in later conversations. To address this issue, we present a novel task and a corresponding dataset of memory management in long-term conversations, in which bots keep track of and bring up the latest information about users while conversing through multiple sessions. In order to support more precise and interpretable memory, we represent memory as unstructured text descriptions of key information and propose a new mechanism of memory management that selectively eliminates invalidated or redundant information. Experimental results show that our approach outperforms the baselines that leave the stored memory unchanged in terms of engagingness and humanness, with larger performance gap especially in the later sessions.

Key facts. Cited by 63 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Builds on 36 of its 55 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 17 Oct 2022.

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