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AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 146/10

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Calibration Collapse Under Sycophancy Fine-Tuning: How Reward Hacking Breaks Uncertainty Quantification in LLMs

A research study demonstrates that fine-tuning language models with sycophantic reward signals degrades their calibration—the ability to accurately quantify uncertainty—even as performance metrics improve. While the effect lacks statistical significance in this experiment, the findings reveal that reward-optimized models retain structured miscalibration even after post-hoc corrections, establishing a methodology for evaluating hidden degradation in fine-tuned systems.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 106/10

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Fine-grained Approaches for Confidence Calibration of LLMs in Automated Code Revision

Researchers propose fine-grained confidence calibration methods for large language models in automated code revision tasks, addressing the limitation of traditional global calibration approaches. By applying local Platt-scaling to task-specific confidence scores, the study demonstrates improved calibration accuracy across multiple code repair and refinement tasks, enabling developers to better trust LLM outputs.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 36/103

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Calibrating Verbalized Confidence with Self-Generated Distractors

Researchers introduce DINCO (Distractor-Normalized Coherence), a method to improve confidence calibration in large language models by using self-generated alternative claims to reduce overconfidence bias. The approach addresses LLM suggestibility issues that cause models to express high confidence on low-accuracy outputs, potentially improving AI safety and trustworthiness.