Challenge: Existing research on emotion recognition in conversation does not reach a consensus on classification theories . despite this, there is no clear consensus on how to recognize previously unseen emotions in real-world applications.
Approach: They propose a prototype-based emotion transfer framework that can be used in real-world applications.
Outcome: The proposed framework shows promise but still faces key challenges in the field of emotion recognition in conversation.

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