Ashwin Paranjape

Abigail See and Ashwin Paranjape, PhD students at Stanford AI Lab, share insights on their award-winning chatbot, Chirpy Cardinal, which secured second place in the Alexa Prize Challenge. They discuss the importance of rapid development and user feedback in creating engaging conversational AI. The duo explores the mixed initiative approach used in Chirpy Cardinal, enhancing its ability to generate empathetic responses while navigating complex social topics. They also touch on future innovations in AI and the role of open-source resources in advancing conversational interfaces.