Why is sampling useful when generating text?
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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No. It measures the model's distribution over continuations in context. Factual truth involves the meaning of a claim and its relationship to evidence.
Yes. Reducing variation can make the model choose a mistaken continuation more consistently. Temperature does not supply missing facts or verify generated claims.
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