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An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia

12 days ago
  • #AI Limitations
  • #LLM
  • #Knowledge Compression
  • LLMs are likened to a lossy encyclopedia due to their compressed knowledge which may lose detail.
  • Understanding the types of questions an LLM can answer versus those where lossiness affects accuracy is crucial.
  • A specific example illustrates that LLMs may not know extremely niche information unless provided with the correct data.
  • The solution for niche queries is to supply the LLM with the necessary facts to work from.
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