On the morning of November 25th at 10 o'clock, our institution invited Assistant Professor Fang Meng (PhD supervisor) from the University of Liverpool in the UK to give an academic presentation titled Language Agents and Text Games.
Abstract:
In the gaming industry, text games are undergoing a revival, providing players with a unique and immersive gaming experience. This discussion focuses on how to integrate natural language processing techniques, especially language agents, into text games to behave like humans participating in the game. We have conducted in-depth research on the application of language agents in knowledge expression, reasoning, decision-making, and other aspects, striving to achieve more powerful agents. In addition, we also explored the ethical issues involved in applying language agents in games, with a particular focus on potential ethical impacts. We discussed strategies to alleviate these challenges and responsibly utilize artificial intelligence in games. Through these explorations, we are committed to promoting the development of language agents in the gaming field, in order to enhance their language understanding, reasoning, and decision-making abilities.
Reported by:
Fang Meng is an assistant professor (doctoral supervisor) at the University of Liverpool in the UK and a visiting assistant professor at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research focuses on enhancing intelligent agents and systems through language, enabling them to understand and interact with humans in the real world, including language comprehension, reasoning, and decision-making abilities. His main research areas include natural language processing and reinforcement learning/machine learning. He has published over 40 papers in top international conferences and journals in the fields of NLP and AI. He has received multiple awards and nominations for Best Paper at international conferences, and his work has won awards such as the LoG-2022 Best Paper Award at the Graph Learning Conference.
