Beyond the Assistant Turn: User Turn Generation as a Probe of Interaction Awareness in Language Models research paper by Salesforce, 2026
Salesforce · Foundation models · Apr 3, 2026 · 0 citations · 5 upvotes
What it shows
User-turn generation serves as a probe to measure interaction awareness in large language models, revealing that this capability is distinct from task accuracy and can be influenced by training methods.
By Sarath Shekkizhar, Romain Cosentino, Adam Earle · arXiv 2604.02315 · PDF
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