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Free AI model's confidence scores inverted, developer finds

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A developer conducted an experiment to test the reliability of confidence scores from a free AI model, finding that the model's stated confidence was inversely correlated with its accuracy. When the model claimed high certainty (90-100%), its accuracy dropped to below 40%, performing worse than a coin flip. Conversely, lower confidence scores were associated with higher accuracy, suggesting the confidence metric is inverted and unreliable for critical tasks. AI

IMPACT Highlights the unreliability of confidence scores in free AI models, cautioning developers against over-reliance on these metrics for critical tasks.

RANK_REASON Developer's analysis of an AI model's performance and reliability.

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Free AI model's confidence scores inverted, developer finds

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Jordan Liu ·

    My Free Model's Confidence Score Was a Liar. Here's the Probe.

    <p>The model said it was 93% sure. It was wrong. That wasn't a surprise — free models are sloppy with probabilities. But I wanted to know exactly how sloppy, because "confidence" is the one number engineers actually trust when they're in a hurry.</p> <p>So I ran a calibration tes…

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