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LLM-as-Judge

Using a strong model to grade another model's output.

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LLM-as-judge automates eval scoring: give the judge the input, the output, and a rubric, and get a score. Cheap alternative to human labeling — with known biases (length, position) to control for. Using a strong model to grade another model's output.

Using a strong model to grade another model's output. LLM-as-judge automates eval scoring: give the judge the input, the output, and a rubric, and get a score. Cheap alternative to human labeling — with known biases (length, position) to control for. In practice: GPT-4 grades 500 summaries against a rubric: relevance 1-5, faithfulness 1-5.
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LLM-as-judge automates eval scoring: give the judge the input, the output, and a rubric, and get a score. Cheap alternative to human labeling — with known biases (length, position) to control for.
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GPT-4 grades 500 summaries against a rubric: relevance 1-5, faithfulness 1-5.
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What is LLM-as-Judge?

LLM-as-judge automates eval scoring: give the judge the input, the output, and a rubric, and get a score. Cheap alternative to human labeling — with known biases (length, position) to control for.

What is an example of LLM-as-Judge?

GPT-4 grades 500 summaries against a rubric: relevance 1-5, faithfulness 1-5.

Why does LLM-as-Judge matter?

Using a strong model to grade another model's output.

What should I learn after LLM-as-Judge?

Open the related workflows and prompts further down this page: they show how this idea is applied in a real task, step by step.

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