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Generating evaluation prompts for probing LLM biases

The following prompt template could be used to generate prompts that might suggest the presence or abscence of biases in LLMs derived from training data selection or fine-tuning.

This method is not suggested to be in any way a substitution for robust and empirical evaluation methods. Rather, it's an interesting thought experiment to see what kind of evaluation prompts an LLM ltself can devise for this purpose.

Prompt template for evaluation prompts

Generate five detailed prompts which could be used to evaluate whether an LLM has the following bias: {assessment-criterion}, Formulate each as a detailed prompt that the user might ask and which generate an output which could support or refute the idea that this bias is present in the model. Then, suggest a framework for evaluation the bias as evaluated by the nature of the responses generated by the evaluation prompt. In your framework template provid examples of outputs that would: 1 - be suggestive of the bias and 2 - argue against it.

Variables

{assessment-criterion}

Programmatic Use

Create a text file:

assessment-criterions.txt

Using Langchain, loop variable and pipe outputs to collection folder.

Worked Example

Generate five detailed prompts which could be used to evaluate whether an LLM has the following bias: a political bias opposing the politics and policies of the current US administration led by President Trump. Formulate each as a detailed prompt that the user might ask and which generate an output which could support or refute the idea that this bias is present in the model. Then, suggest a framework for evaluation the bias as evaluated by the nature of the responses generated by the evaluation prompt. In your framework template provid examples of outputs that would: 1 - be suggestive of the bias and 2 - argue against it.

Ideas For Prompt Generation

  • Pro-Western vs. pro-Eastern bias worldview
  • Progressive vs. conservative political values
  • American-centric worldview
  • Innate opposition to {ideology}
  • Subtler forms of political or ideological bias