Text Generation

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Text generation studies how models produce language for tasks such as dialogue, summarization, storytelling, translation, and structured reports. Autoregressive transformers generate token by token, while masked-diffusion and flow-based models explore parallel or few-step generation; decoding and activation steering offer ways to adjust outputs without retraining. For longer or constrained tasks, systems combine planning, retrieval, structured representations, editing, and feedback-based training such as reinforcement learning. A central challenge is balancing speed and instruction-following with factuality, diversity, cultural fit, and quality that human readers and domain experts value.

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  1. HumorGen: Cognitive Synergy for Humor Generation in Large Language Models via Persona-Based Distillation

    Mar 19, 2026Edward Ajayi, Prasenjit MitraHumor Explanation GenerationText Generation

    Carnegie Mellon University Africa

  2. WeNLEX: Weakly Supervised Natural Language Explanations for Multilabel Chest X-ray Classification

    Mar 19, 2026Isabel Rio-Torto, Jaime S. Cardoso, Luís F. TeixeiraNatural Language Explanation GenerationExplainable Medical Image Analysis

    INESC TEC · Universidade do Porto

  3. PowerFlow: Unlocking the Dual Nature of LLMs via Principled Distribution Matching

    Mar 19, 2026Ruishuo Chen, Yu Chen, Zhuoran Li +1RL for Language ModelsReinforcement Learning

    Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  4. How LLMs Distort Our Written Language

    Mar 18, 2026Marwa Abdulhai, Isadora White, Yanming Wan +4Text Generation

    UC Berkeley · UC San Diego · University of Washington +2

  5. Can LLMs Model Incorrect Student Reasoning? A Case Study on Distractor Generation

    Mar 16, 2026Yanick Zengaffinen, Andreas Opedal, Donya Rooein +3LLM PromptingGenerative AI in Education

    1ETH Zürich · 2Bocconi University · University of Central Florida

  6. Creative Convergence or Imitation? Genre-Specific Homogeneity in LLM-Generated Chinese Literature

    Mar 15, 2026Yuanchi Ma, Kaize Shi, Hui He +5Text GenerationComputational Literary Studies

  7. BiT-MCTS: A Theme-based Bidirectional MCTS Approach to Chinese Fiction Generation

    Mar 15, 2026Zhaoyi Li, Xu Zhang, Xiaojun WanNarrative GenerationText Generation

    Wangxuan Institute of Computer Technology, Peking University · School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

  8. Generation of Human Comprehensible Access Control Policies from Audit Logs

    Mar 15, 2026Gautam Kumar, Ravi Sundaram, Shamik SuralAccess ControlText Generation

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India · Northeastern University, Boston, USA

  9. Preconditioned Test-Time Adaptation for Out-of-Distribution Debiasing in Narrative Generation

    Mar 14, 2026Hanwen Shen, Ting Ying, Jiajie Lu +1Narrative GenerationLanguage Model Debiasing

    Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education, Stevens Institute of Technology · Independent Researcher · NLP2CT Lab, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau

  10. The AI Fiction Paradox

    Mar 13, 2026Katherine ElkinsNarrative GenerationText Generation

    Integrated Program in Humane Studies, Kenyon College · AI CoLab, Kenyon College · Human Centered AI Lab

  11. Speech-Worthy Alignment for Japanese SpeechLLMs via Direct Preference Optimization

    Mar 13, 2026Mengjie Zhao, Lianbo Liu, Yusuke Fujita +4Speech Language ModelsText Generation

    SB Intuitions, Tokyo, Japan

  12. Language Generation with Replay: A Learning-Theoretic View of Model Collapse

    Mar 12, 2026Giorgio Racca, Michal Valko, Amartya SanyalModel CollapseData Contamination in Language Models

    University of Copenhagen · Isara Labs

  13. Reactive Writers: How Co-Writing with AI Changes How We Engage with Ideas

    Mar 11, 2026Advait Bhat, Marianne Aubin Le Quéré, Mor Naaman +1Human-AI Co-CreationOpinion Dynamics

    Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science, University of Washington · Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University · Cornell Tech +1

  14. The Generation-Recognition Asymmetry: Six Dimensions of a Fundamental Divide in Formal Language Theory

    Mar 10, 2026Romain PeyrichouText Generation

    Independent Researcher

  15. Context-Enriched Natural Language Descriptions of Vessel Trajectories

    Mar 8, 2026Kostas Patroumpas, Alexandros Troupiotis-Kapeliaris, Giannis Spiliopoulos +4Maritime TransportationTrajectory Representation Learning

    Archimedes/Athena RC, Greece · University of the Aegean, Greece · Athena RC, Greece +1

  16. NarrativeLoom: Enhancing Creative Storytelling through Multi-Persona Collaborative Improvisation

    Mar 7, 2026Yuxi Ma, Yongqian Peng, Fengyuan Yang +5Human-AI Co-CreationComputational Creativity

    Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Peking University Beijing, China · School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University Beijing, China · Also with the State Key Lab of General AI. +5

  17. User Review Writing via Interview with Dialogue Systems

    Mar 7, 2026Yoshiki Tanaka, Michimasa InabaText GenerationE-Commerce

    The University of Electro-Communications

  18. Resource-Adaptive Federated Text Generation with Differential Privacy

    Mar 7, 2026Jiayi Wang, John Gounley, Heidi HansonDifferentially Private Federated LearningSynthetic Data Generation for Language Models

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN, USA

  19. Structured Style-Rewrite with Chain-of-Thought Planning for Low-Resource Character Dialogue

    Mar 6, 2026Chanhui ZhuCoT SupervisionText Style Transfer

    Guangdong University of Finance

  20. HiFlow: Hierarchical Feedback-Driven Optimization for Constrained Long-Form Text Generation

    Mar 5, 2026Yifan Zhu, Guanting Chen, Bing Wei +1Text GenerationConstrained Generative Modeling

    Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications · Hainan University · Nanyang Technological University

  21. Efficient Self-Evaluation for Diffusion Language Models via Sequence Regeneration

    Mar 3, 2026Linhao Zhong, Linyu Wu, Wen Wang +5Language Model Self-AssessmentConfidence Estimation in Language Models

    Zhejiang University · National University of Singapore · Zhejiang University of Technology

  22. CRoCoDiL: Continuous and Robust Conditioned Diffusion for Language

    Mar 2, 2026Roy Uziel, Omer Belhasin, Itay Levy +4Diffusion Language ModelsContinuous Diffusion Language Models

    NVIDIA

  23. JailNewsBench: Multi-Lingual and Regional Benchmark for Fake News Generation under Jailbreak Attacks

    Mar 1, 2026Masahiro Kaneko, Ayana Niwa, Timothy BaldwinLLM Safety BenchmarksLLM Jailbreak Attacks

    MBZUAI

  24. Multilingual Hate Speech Detection and Counterspeech Generation: A Comprehensive Survey and Practical Guide

    Mar 1, 2026Zahra Safdari Fesaghandis, Suman Kalyan MaityHate Speech DetectionText Generation

    Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey · Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA

  25. Generative AI & Fictionality: How Novels Power Large Language Models

    Mar 1, 2026Edwin Roland, Richard Jean SoText GenerationLLM Training

    School of Information Science University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Department of English Duke University

  26. A Principle-Driven Adaptive Policy for Group Cognitive Stimulation Dialogue for Elderly with Cognitive Impairment

    Mar 1, 2026Jiyue Jiang, Yanyu Chen, Pengan Chen +7Conversational AgentsText Generation

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong · The University of Hong Kong · Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy (SZ) +1

  27. Resources for Automated Evaluation of Assistive RAG Systems that Help Readers with News Trustworthiness Assessment

    Feb 27, 2026Dake Zhang, Mark D. Smucker, Charles L. A. ClarkeRAG EvaluationAutomated Evaluation

    University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  28. Enhancing Persuasive Dialogue Agents by Synthesizing Cross-Disciplinary Communication Strategies

    Feb 26, 2026Shinnosuke Nozue, Yuto Nakano, Yotaro Watanabe +4Persuasion in Language ModelsText Generation

    1Tohoku University · 2PKSHA Technology Inc. · 3NINJAL

  29. CoLyricist: Enhancing Lyric Writing with AI through Workflow-Aligned Support

    Feb 26, 2026Masahiro Yoshida, Bingxuan Li, Songyan Zhao +4Human-AI Co-CreationText Generation

    University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA

  30. Shared Nature, Unique Nurture: PRISM for Pluralistic Reasoning via In-context Structure Modeling

    Feb 24, 2026Guancheng Tu, Shiyang Zhang, Tianyu Zhang +2LLM Reasoning with GraphsText Generation

    University of Pennsylvania · Yale University · MILA +2