From Passive Metric to Active Signal: The Evolving Role of Uncertainty Quantification in Large Language Models (2026.findings-acl)
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| Challenge: | Large Language Models (LLMs) have remarkable capabilities, but unreliability remains a barrier to deployment in high-stakes domains. |
| Approach: | They propose to transform uncertainty from a passive diagnostic metric to an active control signal guiding real-time model behavior. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model evolution from passive diagnostic metric to active control signal is critical for high-stakes applications. |
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