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Kolibri: A Sovereign Open-Weight Model

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  1. andai · · focus · HN ↗
    >We trained Kolibri with abstention data and with our Merlin-Arthur protocol. As a result, it is trained to say "I don't know" when the answer isn't in the context.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aleph-alpha.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;blog&#x2F;bounding-hallucinations-merlin-arthur-protocols-for-mutual-information-bounds-in-language-models&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aleph-alpha.com&#x2F;en&#x2F;blog&#x2F;bounding-hallucinations-merl...

    1. Velocifyer · · focus · HN ↗
      Just like Merl.

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;minecraft.wiki&#x2F;w&#x2F;Minecraft_Support_Virtual_Agent#System_Quotes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;minecraft.wiki&#x2F;w&#x2F;Minecraft_Support_Virtual_Agent#Sys...

      (for context, the Minecraft Support chatbot, aka Merl, had a meme because she kept saying &quot;I don&#x27;t know&quot; to questions like &quot;How to craft a diamond pickaxe&quot;.

      1. joquarky · · focus · HN ↗
        My understanding is that this is why models hallucinate. The alternative is that they say &quot;I don&#x27;t know&quot; to nearly everything.
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