Empirical Study
Empirical studies across diverse fields are rigorously evaluating the capabilities and limitations of various machine learning models, particularly large language models and neural networks. Current research focuses on assessing model performance across different tasks (e.g., question answering, image classification, code generation), investigating the impact of model architecture and hyperparameter tuning, and analyzing the robustness of models to various challenges like adversarial attacks and data imbalance. These studies provide crucial insights into model behavior, identify areas for improvement, and inform the development of more reliable and effective AI systems for both scientific research and practical applications.
Papers
The BUTTER Zone: An Empirical Study of Training Dynamics in Fully Connected Neural Networks
Charles Edison Tripp, Jordan Perr-Sauer, Lucas Hayne, Monte Lunacek, Jamil Gafur
What makes you change your mind? An empirical investigation in online group decision-making conversations
Georgi Karadzhov, Tom Stafford, Andreas Vlachos