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Does Less Hallucination Mean Less Creativity? An Empirical Investigation in LLMs
This analysis delves into the nuanced relationship between hallucination reduction techniques and the creative output of Large Language Models (LLMs). We examine how methods like CoVe, DoLa, and RAG differentially influence convergent and divergent creativity across various LLM families and scales, providing critical insights for AI-driven scientific discovery.
Unpacking Hallucination's Impact on AI Creativity
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Hallucination Reduction Methods Analyzed
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Creativity Benchmarks Used (NeoCoder & CS4)
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Overview
CoVe
DoLa
RAG
The Creativity-Hallucination Paradox
LLMs excel in language tasks but struggle with factual accuracy (hallucination). While efforts to reduce hallucination are common, their impact on creative generation, especially for scientific discovery, is less understood. Creativity involves unconventional connections, which might be mistaken for hallucination. This study explores this trade-off.
Convergent vs. Divergent Thinking
Drawing from human psychology, creativity is categorized into two main types: convergent thinking (problem-solving within defined means) and divergent thinking (generating diverse ideas). Our research investigates how hallucination reduction impacts both, particularly divergent thinking, which is crucial for novel hypothesis generation.
Chain of Verification (CoVe) Enhances Divergent Creativity
CoVe, a multi-stage reasoning process, involves drafting, generating verification questions, answering them, and refining the final response. Our findings indicate that CoVe consistently enhances divergent creativity across most models and datasets, suggesting that systematic questioning prompts broader exploration of solution space, leading to more diverse and original ideas. This effect is analogous to human brainstorming techniques that stimulate divergent thinking.
Decoding by Contrasting Layers (DoLa) Suppresses Divergent Creativity
DoLa aims to improve factuality by contrasting predictions from higher layers with those from earlier layers. We found that DoLa consistently reduces divergent creativity. Our hypothesis is that DoLa inadvertently suppresses creativity by contrasting early-layer representations, which our linear probe analysis shows are strongly correlated with creative output. These early layers might encode the exploratory and divergent features crucial for creativity.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Has Minimal Impact
RAG enhances factual accuracy by retrieving external information. Our experiments reveal that RAG has minimal influence on divergent creativity across all models and datasets. This neutral effect likely stems from retrieval quality issues, where retrieved documents may lack specific algorithmic insights or contain redundant/misaligned content, failing to introduce genuinely new or relevant information to boost creativity.
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Highest divergent creativity gain observed with CoVe on LLaMA 1B (NeoCoder dataset).
CoVe's Iterative Verification Process
Draft Initial Answer
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Generate Verification Questions
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Answer Questions & Synthesize Recommendations
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Produce Refined Final Response
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AI in Scientific Hypothesis Generation
In AI-assisted scientific discovery, factual accuracy and creative hypothesis generation are both crucial. Our findings provide guidance for selecting appropriate hallucination-reduction methods. For instance, tasks requiring novel ideation might benefit from CoVe, while tasks demanding strict factual precision without emphasis on novelty might use DoLa with caution.
- CoVe: Ideal for exploratory research, brainstorming novel theories.
- DoLa: Suitable for refining known facts, but may limit breakthrough ideas.
- RAG: Enhances grounding, but its impact on novel creativity is indirect and depends on the novelty of retrieved information.
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