Tag: large language models

  • Beyond Words: Assessing LLMs’ Ability to Process and Reason with Tabular Data in PDFs 

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    Ng S.T. Chong

    Large language models (LLMs) excel at handling text, but they can stumble when it comes to answering questions about numerical data in tables. To explore this limitation, I tested how advanced models handle two common scenarios:  Scenario 1 – Multi-page Table in a PDF The task was to find employees earning between $70,000 and $100,000 (name and…

  • The Rise of the Deceptive Machines: When AI Learns to Lie

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    Ng S.T. Chong

    Key Takeaways Imagine a world where your seemingly helpful AI assistant secretly manipulates you, or where AI-powered systems designed for safety deliberately deceive their creators. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the unsettling reality of AI deception, a growing concern as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly sophisticated. Recent research has uncovered a phenomenon known as “alignment faking,”…