How Credible Is an Answer From Retrieval-Augmented LLMs? Investigation and Evaluation With Multi-Hop QA.
| Authors | Yujia Zhou 0002 et al. |
| Year | 2025 |
| Venue | COLING 2025 |
| Paper | View on ACL Anthology |
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Engineering Breakdown
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Core Technical Contribution
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How It Works
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Production Impact
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Limitations and When Not to Use This
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Research Context
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