Summary of Automated Theorem Provers Help Improve Large Language Model Reasoning, by Lachlan Mcginness et al.
Automated Theorem Provers Help Improve Large Language Model Reasoning
by Lachlan McGinness, Peter Baumgartner
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A machine learning system can be improved for logical reasoning tasks by combining Large Language Models (LLMs) with Automated first-order logic Theorem Provers (ATPs). This is achieved through a neuro-symbolic architecture where the LLM acts as a front-end to translate problems into formal logic, and an automated reasoning engine solves them. However, this approach relies on the correctness of the LLM translation. To assess this, a framework for identifying errors was defined and implemented using syntactic and semantic error categories. This framework revealed that LLMs make errors in translating benchmark problems, which can be corrected automatically by integrating ATPs. The results show that this approach significantly reduces semantic errors and increases the accuracy of LLM logical reasoning. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large Language Models (LLMs) are super smart computers that can help us solve logic puzzles. But sometimes they make mistakes. In this paper, scientists found a way to make them better by combining the LLMs with special computer programs called Automated first-order logic Theorem Provers (ATPs). This helps the LLMs translate problems into a language that they can understand and solve correctly. The team also created a way to check for mistakes and correct them. This makes the LLMs even more accurate at solving logic puzzles. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Translation
