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LLM Classification Is Feature Engineering

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softwaredoug · 1789661503 · focus · HN ↗
In my work on LLM as a judge, I prefer to use LLM decisions as features in a downstream classic ML model for the final decision. It works really well
<a href="https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2025/01/21/llm-judge-decision-tree" rel="nofollow">https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2025/01/21/llm-judge-decision-...
1. chrisweekly · 1789680836 · focus · HN ↗
  Cool approach, thanks for sharing.
  FWIW I also liked this (very different) post of yours: <a href="https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2026/07/13/who-want-to-be" rel="nofollow">https://softwaredoug.com/blog/2026/07/13/who-want-to-be
  1. softwaredoug · 1789733895 · focus · HN ↗
    Thank you!

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