AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 9h ago5/10
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FiSMiness: A Finite State Machine Based Paradigm for Emotional Support Conversations
Researchers propose FiSMiness, a framework integrating Finite State Machines with large language models to improve emotional support conversations by enabling models to systematically reason through emotional states, support strategies, and responses. The approach outperforms multiple baseline methods including chain-of-thought and fine-tuning approaches on ESC datasets, demonstrating that structured reasoning paradigms can enhance LLM performance on specialized dialogue tasks.