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Importance of Explicit Definitions in Research
A research paper on language models begins with the sentence: 'In this work, we define a 'prompt' as the entire input string given to the model, including system instructions and any examples.' Why is it a good scientific practice for the authors to explicitly state their definition in this way? Justify your answer by considering the potential problems that could arise if they omitted this clarification.
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Ch.2 Generative Models - Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models
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Analyzing a Research Disagreement
Two researchers are discussing their methods for a question-answering task. Researcher A states, 'For my experiment, the prompt was simply the question itself, like 'What is the capital of Australia?'.' Researcher B replies, 'In my setup, the prompt includes a system instruction defining the model's persona, two examples of correctly answered questions, and then the final question for the model to answer.' Which of the following statements best analyzes the discrepancy in their use of the term 'prompt'?
Importance of Explicit Definitions in Research
Equivalence of Prompt and Model Input