EnviroExam: Benchmarking Environmental Science Knowledge of Large Language Models

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Main Authors: Huang, Yu, Guo, Liang, Guo, Wanqian, Tao, Zhe, Lv, Yang, Sun, Zhihao, Zhao, Dongfang
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author Huang, Yu
Guo, Liang
Guo, Wanqian
Tao, Zhe
Lv, Yang
Sun, Zhihao
Zhao, Dongfang
author_facet Huang, Yu
Guo, Liang
Guo, Wanqian
Tao, Zhe
Lv, Yang
Sun, Zhihao
Zhao, Dongfang
contents In the field of environmental science, it is crucial to have robust evaluation metrics for large language models to ensure their efficacy and accuracy. We propose EnviroExam, a comprehensive evaluation method designed to assess the knowledge of large language models in the field of environmental science. EnviroExam is based on the curricula of top international universities, covering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral courses, and includes 936 questions across 42 core courses. By conducting 0-shot and 5-shot tests on 31 open-source large language models, EnviroExam reveals the performance differences among these models in the domain of environmental science and provides detailed evaluation standards. The results show that 61.3% of the models passed the 5-shot tests, while 48.39% passed the 0-shot tests. By introducing the coefficient of variation as an indicator, we evaluate the performance of mainstream open-source large language models in environmental science from multiple perspectives, providing effective criteria for selecting and fine-tuning language models in this field. Future research will involve constructing more domain-specific test sets using specialized environmental science textbooks to further enhance the accuracy and specificity of the evaluation.
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spellingShingle EnviroExam: Benchmarking Environmental Science Knowledge of Large Language Models
Huang, Yu
Guo, Liang
Guo, Wanqian
Tao, Zhe
Lv, Yang
Sun, Zhihao
Zhao, Dongfang
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
In the field of environmental science, it is crucial to have robust evaluation metrics for large language models to ensure their efficacy and accuracy. We propose EnviroExam, a comprehensive evaluation method designed to assess the knowledge of large language models in the field of environmental science. EnviroExam is based on the curricula of top international universities, covering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral courses, and includes 936 questions across 42 core courses. By conducting 0-shot and 5-shot tests on 31 open-source large language models, EnviroExam reveals the performance differences among these models in the domain of environmental science and provides detailed evaluation standards. The results show that 61.3% of the models passed the 5-shot tests, while 48.39% passed the 0-shot tests. By introducing the coefficient of variation as an indicator, we evaluate the performance of mainstream open-source large language models in environmental science from multiple perspectives, providing effective criteria for selecting and fine-tuning language models in this field. Future research will involve constructing more domain-specific test sets using specialized environmental science textbooks to further enhance the accuracy and specificity of the evaluation.
title EnviroExam: Benchmarking Environmental Science Knowledge of Large Language Models
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11265