Proactive Memory for Ad-Hoc Recall over Streaming Dialogues
Department of Computing(计算系);The Hong Kong Polytechnic University(香港理工大学);The School of Computer Science and Technology(计算机科学与技术学院);Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen)(哈尔滨工业大学(深圳))
Real-world dialogue usually unfolds as an infinite stream. It thus requires bounded-state memory mechanisms to operate within an infinite horizon. However, existing read-then-think memory is fundamentally misaligned with this setting, as it cannot support ad-hoc memory recall while streams unfold. To explore this challenge, we introduce \textbf{STEM-Bench}, the first benchmark for \textbf{ST}reaming \textbf{E}valuation of \textbf{M}emory. It comprises over 14K QA pairs in dialogue streams that assess perception fidelity, temporal reasoning, and global awareness under infinite-horizon constraints. The preliminary analysis on STEM-Bench indicates a critical textit{fidelity-efficiency dilemma}: retrieval-based methods use fragment context, while full-context models incur unbounded latency. To resolve this, we propose \textbf{ProStream}, a proactive memory framework for streaming dialogues built on a hierarchical structure. It enables ad-hoc memory recall on demand by reasoning over continuous streams with multi-granular distillation. Moreover, it employs Adaptive Spatiotemporal Optimization to dynamically optimize retention based on expected utility. It enables a bounded knowledge state for lower inference latency without sacrificing reasoning fidelity. Experiments show ProStream delivers higher reasoning fidelity than prior baselines while maintaining substantially lower latency than full-context alternatives.
PSY-STEP: Structuring Therapeutic Targets and Action Sequences for Proactive Counseling Dialogue Systems
Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, POSTECH(浦项工业大学人工智能研究生院);Department of Computer Science and Engineering, POSTECH(浦项工业大学计算机科学与工程系);MILA;McGill University(麦吉尔大学)
SimRPD: Optimizing Recruitment Proactive Dialogue Agents through Simulator-Based Data Evaluation and Selection
Zhaopin Limited(智聘有限公司);Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院自动化研究所);School of Automation,Beijing Institute of Technology(北京理工大学自动化学院);Central University of Finance and Economics(中央财经大学);Beihang University(北航);Independent Researcher(独立研究者)
Don't Wait to Reply: Towards Responsive yet Thoughtful Dialogue through Proactive Thinking
Dept. of Comp. Sci. & Tech., Institute for AI, Tsinghua University(清华大学计算机科学与技术系、人工智能研究院);Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR), Tsinghua University(清华大学人工智能产业研究院);Tencent(腾讯)
Affective Multimodal Agents with Proactive Knowledge Grounding for Emotionally Aligned Marketing Dialogue
Hunan Police Academy, Department of Criminal Investigation(湖南警察学院犯罪侦查系);Business College, California State University(加州州立大学长滩分校商学院);Northwestern University(西北大学);AI Agent Lab, Vokram Group(Vokram集团AI代理实验室);Beijing University of Technology(北京理工大学);Zheng Zhou University of Light Industry(郑州轻工业大学)
A Proactive Multi-Agent Dialogue Framework for Assessing Social Language Disorder Traits in Autism
Department of Computer Science(计算机科学系);University at Albany(阿尔巴尼大学);Department of Management Information System(管理信息系统系);West Virginia University(西弗吉尼亚大学);Department of Radiology(放射学系);Washington University in St. Louis(圣路易斯华盛顿大学);Humanities and Social Sciences(人文学与社会科学)
STEP: Stepwise Curriculum Learning for Context-Knowledge Fusion in Conversational Recommendation
School of Artificial Intelligence Shenzhen University(人工智能学院深圳大学);Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications(北京邮电大学);Jinan University(暨南大学);Central South University(中南大学)