title: Social Skill Training with Large Language Models
summary: People rely on social skills like conflict resolution to communicate
  effectively and to thrive in both work and personal life. However, practice
  environments for social skills are typically out of reach for most people. How
  can we make social skill training more available, accessible, and inviting?
  Drawing upon interdisciplinary research from communication and psychology, this
  perspective paper identifies social skill barriers to enter specialized fields.
  Then we present a solution that leverages large language models for social
  skill training via a generic framework. Our AI Partner, AI Mentor framework
  merges experiential learning with realistic practice and tailored feedback.
  This work ultimately calls for cross-disciplinary innovation to address the
  broader implications for workforce development and social equality.
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paper_authors.name: Diyi Yang
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paper_authors.name: Caleb Ziems
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paper_authors.name: William Held
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paper_authors.fullname: Will Held
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paper_authors.name: Omar Shaikh
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paper_authors.name: Michael S. Bernstein
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paper_authors.name: John Mitchell
paper_title: Social Skill Training with Large Language Models
paper_summary: People rely on social skills like conflict resolution to communicate
  effectively and to thrive in both work and personal life. However, practice
  environments for social skills are typically out of reach for most people. How
  can we make social skill training more available, accessible, and inviting?
  Drawing upon interdisciplinary research from communication and psychology, this
  perspective paper identifies social skill barriers to enter specialized fields.
  Then we present a solution that leverages large language models for social
  skill training via a generic framework. Our AI Partner, AI Mentor framework
  merges experiential learning with realistic practice and tailored feedback.
  This work ultimately calls for cross-disciplinary innovation to address the
  broader implications for workforce development and social equality.
paper_ai_keywords: large language models AI Partner AI Mentor experiential learning realistic practice tailored feedback