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arXiv — cs.AI preprintsInternational12 October 2026

CoBe: A Benchmark For Conversational Counterfactual Text Editing

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arXiv:2610.13057v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Counterfactual text editing is the ability to revise a given text in light of a hypothetical change while preserving facts not causally affected by that change. When asked what would have happened if a doctor had not recommended surgery, the model output should retain the patient's medical history and modify only the consequences of the decision. This requires causal understanding: a model must determine, without being explicitly instructed to, what events are affected by the hypothetical change and what should remain fixed. This skill is centr
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