Co-construction-following large language models for explaining (C07*)

• Subject Area: Methods in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ; Image and Language Processing, Computer Graphics and Visualisation, Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous and Wearable Computing
• Term: since 2026
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 438445824

C07 studies the adjustment of LLM training processes and knowledge integration to enable the successful co-construction of explanations. Scaffolding and monitoring are operationalized via a novel fine-tuning process that teaches LLMs to explain dialogically while modeling dialog states. A novel co-construction-aware RAG approach exploits these dialog states to update and provide relevant domain knowledge and context factors to the LLM and thus guarantee the context awareness of explanations.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 318: Constructing explainability
• Applicant Institution: Universität Paderborn
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo; Professor Dr. Henning Wachsmuth