Glossary term
Glossary term
Foundations
In general, any situation in which decisions are made based on likelihoods or odds. LLMs are probabilistic systems, generating the next word or sentence in a response based on probabilities.
If the temperature is relatively low, an LLM will choose words or sentences having high probabilities. If the temperature is relatively high, an LLM will be more "creative," sometimes choosing words or sentences having lower probabilities.
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A risk modeling team produces probabilistic outputs so downstream decisions can use predicted probabilities and reason about uncertainty.
An ML team uses probabilistic forecasts in its inventory planning model so warehouses can plan for ranges rather than single point estimates.
A medical AI team produces probabilistic outputs so clinicians can weigh predictions against other clinical evidence.
Definition source: Google for Developers Machine Learning Glossary | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License