Retrieve anything to augment large language models

P Zhang, S **ao, Z Liu, Z Dou, JY Nie - arxiv preprint arxiv:2310.07554, 2023 - arxiv.org
Large language models (LLMs) face significant challenges stemming from their inherent
limitations in knowledge, memory, alignment, and action. These challenges cannot be …

Large language models know your contextual search intent: A prompting framework for conversational search

K Mao, Z Dou, F Mo, J Hou, H Chen, H Qian - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Precisely understanding users' contextual search intent has been an important challenge for
conversational search. As conversational search sessions are much more diverse and long …

Convgqr: Generative query reformulation for conversational search

F Mo, K Mao, Y Zhu, Y Wu, K Huang, JY Nie - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
In conversational search, the user's real search intent for the current turn is dependent on
the previous conversation history. It is challenging to determine a good search query from …

Chatretriever: Adapting large language models for generalized and robust conversational dense retrieval

K Mao, C Deng, H Chen, F Mo, Z Liu, T Sakai… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Conversational search requires accurate interpretation of user intent from complex multi-turn
contexts. This paper presents ChatRetriever, which inherits the strong generalization …

Learning to relate to previous turns in conversational search

F Mo, JY Nie, K Huang, K Mao, Y Zhu, P Li… - Proceedings of the 29th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Conversational search allows a user to interact with a search system in multiple turns. A
query is strongly dependent on the conversation context. An effective way to improve …

Convsdg: Session data generation for conversational search

F Mo, B Yi, K Mao, C Qu, K Huang, JY Nie - Companion Proceedings of …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Conversational search provides a more convenient interface for users to search by allowing
multi-turn interaction with the search engine. However, the effectiveness of the …

A survey of conversational search

F Mo, K Mao, Z Zhao, H Qian, H Chen, Y Cheng… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
As a cornerstone of modern information access, search engines have become
indispensable in everyday life. With the rapid advancements in AI and natural language …

History-aware conversational dense retrieval

F Mo, C Qu, K Mao, T Zhu, Z Su, K Huang… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Conversational search facilitates complex information retrieval by enabling multi-turn
interactions between users and the system. Supporting such interactions requires a …

Generalizing conversational dense retrieval via llm-cognition data augmentation

H Chen, Z Dou, K Mao, J Liu, Z Zhao - arxiv preprint arxiv:2402.07092, 2024 - arxiv.org
Conversational search utilizes muli-turn natural language contexts to retrieve relevant
passages. Existing conversational dense retrieval models mostly view a conversation as a …

Ask Optimal Questions: Aligning Large Language Models with Retriever's Preference in Conversational Search

C Yoon, G Kim, B Jeon, S Kim, Y Jo, J Kang - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Conversational search, unlike single-turn retrieval tasks, requires understanding the current
question within a dialogue context. The common approach of rewrite-then-retrieve aims to …