Week 1: Foundations of Dialogue Systems

Lecture

Lecture 1: Foundations of Dialogue Systems

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Summary

Introduction to dialogue systems: types (chitchat vs task-oriented, retrieval vs generative), dialogue acts, pipelines (NLU, dialogue state, NLG), and evaluation. Sets the stage for the labs that follow.

Materials & Labs

THEORY

Foundations of Dialogue Systems

Types of dialogue systems, dialogue acts, and the standard pipeline from utterance to response.

Week 2: Dialogue Act Tagging