In our latest paper on how multimodal interaction supports language acquisition, Zhang, Dong et al use head mounted eyetracking technology to demonstrate (!) the role of demonstratives (this/that) in helping children identify the correct referent in a complex visual scene osf.io/preprints/ps...
Can language models use subtext in their communication? Can they use common ground to incorporate subtext more effectively? In our new preprint, we study these questions across various domains — from visual communication to story writing games.
“we found substantial positive correlations between nonsocial tasks. In contrast, tasks measuring social cognition were not correlated either with each other or with nonsocial measures”