Preprint
Oct 2026
EchoChat: Structured Cognitive Reasoning in Empathetic Spoken Dialogue
Empathetic spoken dialogue is a sophisticated cognitive process that requires not only recognizing emotions but also inferring a user's latent mental states to provide appropriate support. However, current SpeechLLMs often treat empathy as a direct input-to-response mapping, leading to"superficially warm"but emotionall...
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