Opening Up Minds: Engaging Dialogue Generated From Argument Maps

这个想法是设计一个“对话系统”接口，与现有的围绕争议话题的争论数据库连接，比如“英国应该继续作为欧盟成员国吗？或者“所有的人都应该吃素吗？”".特别地，用户可以与对话系统进行“道德迷宫”式聊天。“道德迷宫”是一个长期流行的英国广播公司4台广播节目，其中一个小组讨论一个有争议的话题的帮助下，证人和主持谈话的主持人。对话系统由一组论证机器人（ArguBots）组成，他们提出支持或反对讨论中的主题（赞成和反对ArguBots），一个主机ArguBot和一个证人ArguBot（可以提供详细的证据）。用户被邀请加入小组并就讨论中的主题发表意见。因此，用户可以探索他们的想法和其他人对有争议的话题的想法。这些项目的一个重要部分将是评估对人们理解辩论的复杂性以及随之而来的从他人的观点或角度理解世界的能力的影响。

The idea is to design a "dialogue system" interface to existing databases of the arguments surrounding controversial topics such as "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?" or "Should all humans be vegan?". In particular, a user can have a "Moral Maze" style chat with the dialogue system. "Moral Maze" is a longrunning popular BBC 4 Radio programme in which a panel discusses a controversial topic with the help of witnesses and a host who chairs the conversation. The dialogue system consists of a panel of Argumentation Bots (ArguBots) who present arguments for or against the topic under discussion (the pro and con ArguBots), a host ArguBot and a witness ArguBot (that can provide detailed evidence). The user is invited to join the panel and voice their views on the topic under discussion. Thus the user can explore what they thought and what others thought about the controversial topic. An important part of the projects will be to evaluate the effects on people's appreciation of the complexity of debate and attendant ability to comprehend the world from other people's point of view or perspective.