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A Survey of Personality, Persona, and Profile in Conversational Agents and Chatbots

arXiv 2401.00609 ↗First posted 31 Dec 2023cs.CL cs.AIcited by 5

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Abstract (arXiv)

We present a review of personality in neural conversational agents (CAs), also called chatbots. First, we define Personality, Persona, and Profile. We explain all personality schemes which have been used in CAs, and list models under the scheme(s) which they use. Second we describe 21 datasets which have been developed in recent CA personality research. Third, we define the methods used to embody personality in a CA, and review recent models using them. Fourth, we survey some relevant reviews on CAs, personality, and related topics. Finally, we draw conclusions and identify some research challenges for this important emerging field.

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  1. 2024Building Better AI Agents: A Provocation on the Utilisation of Persona in LLM-based Conversational Agentscited by 26
  2. 2024Private Yet Social: How LLM Chatbots Support and Challenge Eating Disorder Recoverycited by 8
  3. 2025Vibe Check: Understanding the Effects of LLM-Based Conversational Agents' Personality and Alignment on User Perceptions in Goal-Oriented Taskscited by 4
  4. 2025Agentic Persona Control and Task State Tracking for Realistic User Simulation in Interactive Scenarioscited by 1
  5. 2026Annie, Are You Okay? How Style- and Context-Based Personalization Shape AI-Assisted Decision-Makingcited by 0