arXiv AI By Irina Saparina, Mirella Lapata

Reasoning about Intent for Ambiguous Requests

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arXiv:2511. 10453v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Large language models often respond to ambiguous requests by implicitly committing to one interpretation, frustrating users and creating safety risks when that interpretation is wrong.

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