Using Semantic Uncertainty to Estimate Transition Relevance in Turn-taking

The paper proposes using semantic uncertainty, derived from large language models, to predict Transition Relevance Places (TRPs) in spoken dialogue. By sampling possible continuations of an ongoing turn and measuring changes in semantic dispersion, the authors identify moments when a listener might take the floor. Their method outperforms prompt-based and fine-tuned text-only baselines on a dataset with real-time TRP labels, supporting the idea that evolving semantic constraints inform turn‑taking opportunities in unscripted interaction.

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