Is next-token probability the same as the probability that an answer is true?
No. It measures the model's distribution over continuations in context. Factual truth involves the meaning of a claim and its relationship to evidence.
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Yes. Reducing variation can make the model choose a mistaken continuation more consistently. Temperature does not supply missing facts or verify generated claims.
Many tasks have several acceptable phrasings or creative possibilities. Sampling allows different valid continuations instead of repeatedly selecting the same highest-scoring token sequence.
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