Towards a Neural Era in Dialogue Management for Collaboration: A
  Literature Survey
Amogh Mannekote
Dialogue-based human-AI collaboration can revolutionize collaborative
problem-solving, creative exploration, and social support. To realize this
goal, the development of automated agents proficient in skills such as
negotiating, following instructions, establishing common ground, and
progressing shared tasks is essential. This survey begins by reviewing the
evolution of dialogue management paradigms in collaborative dialogue systems,
from traditional handcrafted and information-state based methods to AI
planning-inspired approaches. It then shifts focus to contemporary data-driven
dialogue management techniques, which seek to transfer deep learning successes
from form-filling and open-domain settings to collaborative contexts. The paper
proceeds to analyze a selected set of recent works that apply neural approaches
to collaborative dialogue management, spotlighting prevailing trends in the
field. This survey hopes to provide foundational background for future
advancements in collaborative dialogue management, particularly as the dialogue
systems community continues to embrace the potential of large language models.