If they were trained using questions from the internet and assuming that well-written inquiries yielded better answers, could this influence the responses of large language models when prompted?
Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
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Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#2Can being polite with Sky Net save your life? :)
Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#3The hypotheses are interesting. “Polite” and “well-written” are different concepts though
Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#4The hypotheses are interesting. “Polite” and “well-written” are different concepts though
Correct, I expressed myself poorly, I'm basically trying to understand if I write something like:
"Please help-me solve the following problem, ..."
VS
"Solve this problem ..."
Would affect in the quality of the answer.
Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#5Can being polite with Sky Net save your life? :)
Probably not :P
Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#6I'd be interested in several types of questions:
- be polite, ask nicely
- ask directly with no politeness or rudeness
- be rude and demanding
- be very disrespectful, call it names
Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#7I'd be interested in several types of questions: - be polite, ask nicely - ask directly with no politeness or rudeness - be rude and demanding - be very disrespectful, call it names
Interesting! I'm considering setting up an experiment.
Re: Ask HN: Can being polite yield better answers from LLMs?
#8Can being polite with Sky Net save your life? :)
I gave it a list of John Connors -- and it thought I was joking.