# Dialogue Generation on DSTC-8 Reddit (test)

Source: [Dialogue Generation on DSTC-8 Reddit (test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/dialogue-generation-on-dstc-8-reddit-test>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:59:13.957Z

Evaluation of dialogue response generation performance on the test split of the DSTC-8 Reddit dataset, measured using R-L and Perplexity (PPL).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Dialogue Generation |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | DSTC-8 Reddit (test) |
| Metric | R-L Score |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 5 of 5 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [R-L Score](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/dialogue-generation-on-dstc-8-reddit-test.md?metric=R-L%20Score>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Perplexity](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/dialogue-generation-on-dstc-8-reddit-test.md?metric=Perplexity>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | R-L Score | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SECOND THOUGHTS (AEM + VM default) | 12.56 | Not recorded | 68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9 |
| SECOND THOUGHTS (AEM + AIL) | 11.31 | Not recorded | 68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9 |
| SECOND THOUGHTS (AEM Only) | 9.8 | Not recorded | 68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9 |
| InstructGPT | 8.8 | Not recorded | 68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9 |
| GPT-3 | 7.31 | Not recorded | 68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9 |

### SECOND THOUGHTS (AEM + VM default)

R-L Score: 12.56. Result ID: 69902c463a6c314849fea2fc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"variant":"AEM + VM (default)"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SECOND THOUGHTS (AEM + AIL)

R-L Score: 11.31. Result ID: 69902c463a6c314849fea2fd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"variant":"AEM + AIL"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SECOND THOUGHTS (AEM Only)

R-L Score: 9.8. Result ID: 69902c463a6c314849fea2fe.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"variant":"AEM Only"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### InstructGPT

R-L Score: 8.8. Result ID: 69902c463a6c314849fea300.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6bf71e209131cea314c0.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/openai/following-instructions-human-feedback>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Service":"Huge LM API service"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GPT-3

R-L Score: 7.31. Result ID: 69902c463a6c314849fea2ff.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6e5a1e209131cea3f4b9.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa680c1e209131cea19d53.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/openai/gpt-3/blob/master/overlap_frequency.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Service":"Huge LM API service"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

Page 1 of 1. This is an index page, not the full collection.