Self-Evaluation of Large Language Model based on Glass-box Features

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Main Authors: Huang, Hui, Qu, Yingqi, Liu, Jing, Yang, Muyun, Xu, Bing, Zhao, Tiejun, Lu, Wenpeng
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author Huang, Hui
Qu, Yingqi
Liu, Jing
Yang, Muyun
Xu, Bing
Zhao, Tiejun
Lu, Wenpeng
author_facet Huang, Hui
Qu, Yingqi
Liu, Jing
Yang, Muyun
Xu, Bing
Zhao, Tiejun
Lu, Wenpeng
contents The proliferation of open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) underscores the pressing need for evaluation methods. Existing works primarily rely on external evaluators, focusing on training and prompting strategies. However, a crucial aspect, model-aware glass-box features, is overlooked. In this study, we explore the utility of glass-box features under the scenario of self-evaluation, namely applying an LLM to evaluate its own output. We investigate various glass-box feature groups and discovered that the softmax distribution serves as a reliable quality indicator for self-evaluation. Experimental results on public benchmarks validate the feasibility of self-evaluation of LLMs using glass-box features.
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spellingShingle Self-Evaluation of Large Language Model based on Glass-box Features
Huang, Hui
Qu, Yingqi
Liu, Jing
Yang, Muyun
Xu, Bing
Zhao, Tiejun
Lu, Wenpeng
Computation and Language
The proliferation of open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) underscores the pressing need for evaluation methods. Existing works primarily rely on external evaluators, focusing on training and prompting strategies. However, a crucial aspect, model-aware glass-box features, is overlooked. In this study, we explore the utility of glass-box features under the scenario of self-evaluation, namely applying an LLM to evaluate its own output. We investigate various glass-box feature groups and discovered that the softmax distribution serves as a reliable quality indicator for self-evaluation. Experimental results on public benchmarks validate the feasibility of self-evaluation of LLMs using glass-box features.
title Self-Evaluation of Large Language Model based on Glass-box Features
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04222