Papers with Neural IR ModeLs
ABNIRML: Analyzing the Behavior of Neural IR Models (2022.tacl-1)
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| Challenge: | Pretrained contextualized language models such as BERT and T5 have established a new state-of-the-art for ad-hoc ranking. |
| Approach: | They propose a framework for Analyzing the Behavior of Neural IR ModeLs that includes new types of diagnostic probes that allow us to test several characteristics that are not addressed by previous techniques. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework tests writing styles, factuality, sensitivity to paraphrasing and word order, and can be used to identify unintended biases. |