Summary of Benchmarking Large Language Models For Materials Synthesis: the Case Of Atomic Layer Deposition, by Angel Yanguas-gil and Matthew T. Dearing and Jeffrey W. Elam and Jessica C. Jones and Sungjoon Kim and Adnan Mohammad and Chi Thang Nguyen and Bratin Sengupta
Benchmarking large language models for materials synthesis: the case of atomic layer deposition
by Angel Yanguas-Gil, Matthew T. Dearing, Jeffrey W. Elam, Jessica C. Jones, Sungjoon Kim, Adnan Mohammad, Chi Thang Nguyen, Bratin Sengupta
First submitted to arxiv on: 13 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper introduces ALDbench, an open-ended question benchmark for evaluating large language models (LLMs) in materials synthesis, specifically atomic layer deposition. The benchmark consists of questions with varying difficulty levels, reviewed by human experts to ensure relevance and specificity. An instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o was tested, achieving a composite quality score of 3.7 out of 5, indicating a passing grade. However, 36% of questions received subpar scores, highlighting the need for evaluation beyond difficulty or accuracy. The analysis revealed suspected hallucinations in at least five instances and statistically significant correlations between question difficulty and response quality, relevance, and accuracy. This emphasizes the importance of evaluating LLMs across multiple criteria. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper creates a special test to see how well computers can answer questions about making very thin layers of materials. These computer models are really good at answering easy questions but struggle with harder ones. The test asks many questions that experts in the field would know, and it shows that even though the model got most answers somewhat correct, it didn’t always get them right. Sometimes it made things up! This means we need to be more careful when using these computer models. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Gpt
