In zero-shot evaluation, GPT-4's multi-label classification results were similar to what might be expected of fine-tuned classifiers, with SetFit and GPT-3.5 showing contrasting precision/recall patterns¶
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q3 i? Zero-shot GPT-4 results on the consensus-rows evaluation were similar to what might be expected of fine-tuned classifiers. → Michael J. Parker 2024
q3 i? SetFit showed relatively high precision and lower recall, while GPT-3.5 followed the converse pattern. → Michael J. Parker 2024 (2)
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Michael J. Parker 2024¶
Michael J. Parker, Caitlin Anderson, Claire Stone, YeaRim Oh. (2024). A Large Language Model Approach to Educational Survey Feedback Analysis. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00414-0
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In the results section comparing LLMs with SetFit (a SentenceTransformers fine-tuning approach) on the multi-label classification task, the authors report that "the zero-shot results for GPT-4 are similar to what might be expected of fine-tuned classifiers". No specific metric values are printed in the provided text.
"For the consensus rows evaluation, the zero-shot results for GPT-4 are similar to what might be expected of fine-tuned classifiers (Meidinger & Aßenmacher, 2021)."
Michael J. Parker 2024 (2)¶
Michael J. Parker, Caitlin Anderson, Claire Stone, YeaRim Oh. (2024). A Large Language Model Approach to Educational Survey Feedback Analysis. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00414-0
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The same comparison section reports differentiated model profiles: "SetFit having relatively high precision and lower recall, and GPT-3.5 following the converse pattern". No numeric precision or recall values are printed in the provided text.
"The other models have strengths and weaknesses, with SetFit having relatively high precision and lower recall, and GPT-3.5 following the converse pattern."
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In zero-shot evaluation, GPT-4's multi-label classification results were similar to what might be expected of fine-tuned classifiers, with SetFit and GPT-3.5 showing contrasting precision/recall patterns |
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In zero-shot evaluation, GPT-4's multi-label classification results were similar to what might be expected of fine-tuned classifiers, with SetFit and GPT-3.5 showing contrasting precision/recall patterns |
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