The field of large language models is moving towards more robust and reliable evaluation methods. Researchers are developing new frameworks and metrics to assess the performance of these models, such as adaptive testing and trustworthiness calibration. These innovations aim to address the limitations of traditional evaluation methods and provide more accurate and informative assessments of model capabilities. Noteworthy papers in this area include: ATLAS, which achieves 90% item reduction while maintaining measurement precision, and the Trustworthiness Calibration Framework, which introduces a reproducible methodology for evaluating phishing detectors. Other notable works focus on construct validity in LLM benchmarks, reference-free evaluation of log summarization, and stress testing factual consistency metrics for long-document summarization.
Evaluating Large Language Models
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Adaptive Testing for LLM Evaluation: A Psychometric Alternative to Static Benchmarks
Trustworthiness Calibration Framework for Phishing Email Detection Using Large Language Models
Measuring what Matters: Construct Validity in Large Language Model Benchmarks
REFLEX: Reference-Free Evaluation of Log Summarization via Large Language Model Judgment
Stress Testing Factual Consistency Metrics for Long-Document Summarization
Design, Results and Industry Implications of the World's First Insurance Large Language Model Evaluation Benchmark
Analyzing Political Text at Scale with Online Tensor LDA
Prudential Reliability of Large Language Models in Reinsurance: Governance, Assurance, and Capital Efficiency
Benchmarking Educational LLMs with Analytics: A Case Study on Gender Bias in Feedback