Install

Clone the following repository: git@github.com:uber-research/
plato-research-dialogue-system.git

For MacOS:
brew install portaudio
brew install gmp
pip install pyaudio

For Ubuntu/Debian:
sudo apt-get install python3-pyaudio


For Windows:
Nothing needs to be pre-installed

After the steps above, install plato in editable mode: pip install -e .

Running Single Agents

To run a simulation:
plato run --config CamRest_user_simulator.yaml

To run a text based interaction:
plato run --config CamRest_text.yaml

To run a speech based interaction:
plato run --config CamRest_speech.yaml

To run a gui based interaction:
plato gui --config CamRest_GUI_speech.yaml

Training Multiple Agents

plato run --config MultiAgent_train.yaml

plato run --config MultiAgent_test.yaml

Training with Ludwig

Ludwig is a toolbox that allows to train and test
deep learning models without the need to write code. Briefly, you need to do the following:

1. Prepare your data in csv format.
2. Train your model with Ludwig
3. Update your Plato configuration file to include the path to the ludwig model
4. Run a Plato agent. For a walk-through, look at the User Guide