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2 claims from 2 papers

1. Computer Science › Topic Modeling

   A taxonomy and review of generalization research in NLP

   Hupkes, Giulianelli, Dankers et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2022

   The paper presents a taxonomy of generalisation research in NLP, uses it to classify over 400 papers, analyses the field's current state and makes recommendations for future work.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper's taxonomy of NLP generalisation research, drawn from a literature review, has five axes along which studies can differ.“Our taxonomy is based on an extensive literature review of generalisation research, and contains five axes along which studies can differ: their main motivation, the type of generalisation they investigate, the type of data shift they consider, the source of this data shift, and the locus of the sh…”

2. Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology

   HOW TO CATCH AN AI LIAR: LIE DETECTION IN BLACK-BOX LLMS BY ASKING UNRELATED QUESTIONS

   Pacchiardi, AJ, S et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

   The authors built a black-box lie detector for large language models that asks unrelated follow-up questions, and report that it generalises beyond the setting it was trained in.

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   1. Supported · 71%The authors say their simple lie detector for language models is highly accurate and works well across many different settings.“Despite its simplicity, this lie detector is highly accurate and surprisingly general.”