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Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea
LLM-based agents can do a lot of tasks. Or, at least, they can appear to do them. For example, they write code, summarize papers, plan trips, and fill in forms. If you ask one for a probability or a confidence score, it will give you one of those too. I have seen many agent designers use LLMs to generate confidence…
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AI & Machine LearningSoftware Engineering2026
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| Oct 21, 2026 | Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea by jimauthors | 228 | 107 |
