Conversational grounding in emergent communication -- data and divergence

Oliver Lemon

Keywords: emergent communication, conversational grounding, data collection

TL;DR: We focus on lack of appropriate data combining symbol grounding and conversational grounding, where divergent agents can resolve disagreements and errors, and we propose requirements and methods for new data collections enabling such work.

Abstract: We argue for a new research direction in emergent communication, combining work on `Conversational Grounding' with Symbol Grounding (SG+CG). We first present the fine-grained and targeted feedback signals provided by Conversational Grounding messages and discuss the potential advantages of such a combination. We argue that a key factor holding back research in this area is lack of appropriate data, where divergent agents can resolve disagreements and errors, and we propose requirements and methods for new data collections enabling such work.