Comment by awb
1 year ago
It probably depends on your problem space. In creative writing, I wonder if its even perceptible if the LLM is creating content at the boundaries of its knowledge base. But for programming or other falsifiable (and rapidly changing) disciplines it is noticeable and a problem.
Maybe some evaluation of the sample size would be helpful? If the LLM has less than X samples of an input word or phrase it could include a cautionary note in its output, or even respond with some variant of “I don’t know”.
In creative writing the problem becomes things like word choice and implications that have unexpected deviations from its expectations.
It can get really obvious when it's repeatedly using clichés. Both in repeated phrases and in trying to give every story the same ending.
> I wonder if its even perceptible if the LLM is creating content at the boundaries of its knowledge base
The problem space in creative writing is well beyond the problem space for programming or other "falsifiable disciplines".
> It probably depends on your problem space
Makes me wonder if the medical doctors can ever blame the LLM over other factors for killing their patients.