Summary of Unveiling Factual Recall Behaviors Of Large Language Models Through Knowledge Neurons, by Yifei Wang et al.
Unveiling Factual Recall Behaviors of Large Language Models through Knowledge Neurons
by Yifei Wang, Yuheng Chen, Wanting Wen, Yu Sheng, Linjing Li, Daniel Dajun Zeng
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: 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 This research paper investigates whether Large Language Models (LLMs) rely on internal repositories of factual knowledge when faced with reasoning tasks. The study reveals that LLMs tend to use alternative pathways rather than recalling factual associations under certain circumstances. By manipulating the recall process, the authors show that enhancing this process improves reasoning performance, while suppressing it leads to degradation. Additionally, the paper explores the effect of Chain-of-Thought (CoT) prompting on the recall of factual knowledge and how contextual conflicts affect fact retrieval during reasoning. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large Language Models are powerful tools for answering questions and solving problems. But do they really understand what they’re doing? This study looks at how LLMs work when we ask them to reason about things. The researchers found that sometimes, instead of using the facts they know, LLMs take shortcuts to get an answer. They also showed that if we help LLMs remember more facts, it makes them better at answering questions. And finally, they looked at how LLMs handle conflicting information and how this affects their ability to reason. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Prompting » Recall
