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How an answer is made

Why answers vary, and why plausible details can be invented.

What you’ll learn

New text is not always a found answer
Distinguish creating a response from retrieving a document.
About 4 minutes · Open activity
A language model works with language patterns
Recognize the role of a language model in text tasks.
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Text grows a piece at a time
Use a simplified sequence to explain common language-model generation.
About 4 minutes · Open activity
The same request can vary
Expect output variation without assuming one sample defines a tool.
About 4 minutes · Open activity
Plausible details can be invented
Recognize fabricated names, quotes or references as possible output errors.
About 5 minutes · Open activity
Training information can be old
Distinguish learned information from current retrieved information.
About 4 minutes · Open activity
Explain a surprising answer
Identify a generated rather than retrieved answer, flag an invented reference, and choose current evidence for a recent change.
About 5 minutes · Open activity