Consistency in Language Models: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Future Directions

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Main Authors: Novikova, Jekaterina, Anderson, Carol, Blili-Hamelin, Borhane, Rosati, Domenic, Majumdar, Subhabrata
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author Novikova, Jekaterina
Anderson, Carol
Blili-Hamelin, Borhane
Rosati, Domenic
Majumdar, Subhabrata
author_facet Novikova, Jekaterina
Anderson, Carol
Blili-Hamelin, Borhane
Rosati, Domenic
Majumdar, Subhabrata
contents The hallmark of effective language use lies in consistency: expressing similar meanings in similar contexts and avoiding contradictions. While human communication naturally demonstrates this principle, state-of-the-art language models (LMs) struggle to maintain reliable consistency across task- and domain-specific applications. Here we examine the landscape of consistency research in LMs, analyze current approaches to measure aspects of consistency, and identify critical research gaps. Our findings point to an urgent need for quality benchmarks to measure and interdisciplinary approaches to ensure consistency while preserving utility.
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spellingShingle Consistency in Language Models: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Future Directions
Novikova, Jekaterina
Anderson, Carol
Blili-Hamelin, Borhane
Rosati, Domenic
Majumdar, Subhabrata
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
The hallmark of effective language use lies in consistency: expressing similar meanings in similar contexts and avoiding contradictions. While human communication naturally demonstrates this principle, state-of-the-art language models (LMs) struggle to maintain reliable consistency across task- and domain-specific applications. Here we examine the landscape of consistency research in LMs, analyze current approaches to measure aspects of consistency, and identify critical research gaps. Our findings point to an urgent need for quality benchmarks to measure and interdisciplinary approaches to ensure consistency while preserving utility.
title Consistency in Language Models: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Future Directions
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00268