Summary of Improving Llm Classification Of Logical Errors by Integrating Error Relationship Into Prompts, By Yanggyu Lee et al.
Improving LLM Classification of Logical Errors by Integrating Error Relationship into Prompts
by Yanggyu Lee, Suchae Jeong, Jihie Kim
First submitted to arxiv on: 30 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Programming Languages (cs.PL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Large Language Models (LLMs) trained to understand programming syntax are revolutionizing developer assistance, being applied in education settings such as generating coding problem examples or explaining code. Effective programming education hinges on understanding and addressing error messages. However, “logical errors” where programs operate contrary to intentions often go undetected by compilers. Building on existing research, this study defines logical error types and proposes an approach using LLMs that leverages relations among error types in Chain-of-Thought and Tree-of-Thought prompts. Experimental results show a 21% average classification performance increase when logical error descriptions are used. Additionally, the study generates a new dataset for logical errors using LLMs, which can aid applications like novice programmer support. This work has the potential to enhance code error detection and correction. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large Language Models are helping developers by understanding programming language rules. An important part of learning programming is figuring out why programs don’t work as expected. Sometimes, these errors aren’t caught by special tools that help find mistakes. This study defines different types of errors and shows how to use Large Language Models to detect them more effectively. The results show that this approach works better than previous methods. Additionally, the study creates a new dataset for error detection, which can be useful for many programming-related tasks. Overall, this research aims to help beginners identify and fix code errors. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Classification » Syntax
