Don't Ask an LLM for a Confidence Score
Explore the misconceptions and implications of asking LLMs for confidence scores.
Recently, many engineers have been questioning the value of requesting confidence scores from LLMs. This request stems from a broader misunderstanding, as LLMs lack the ability to reliably assess their own confidence in responses. Confidence scores introduce ambiguity across different response types, leading to potential misinterpretations.
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