MenatQA: A New Dataset for Testing the Temporal Comprehension and Reasoning Abilities of Large Language Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05157v1
• Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2023 13:19:52 GMT
• Title: MenatQA: A New Dataset for Testing the Temporal Comprehension and Reasoning Abilities of Large Language Models
• Authors: Yifan Wei, Yisong Su, Huanhuan Ma, Xiaoyan Yu, Fangyu Lei, Yuanzhe Zhang, Jun Zhao, Kang Liu
• Abstract summary: Large language models (LLMs) have shown nearly saturated performance on many natural language processing (NLP) tasks. This paper constructs Multiple Sensitive Factors Time QA (MenatQA) with total 2,853 samples for evaluating the time comprehension and reasoning abilities of LLMs.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have shown nearly saturated performance on many natural language processing (NLP) tasks. As a result, it is natural for people to believe that LLMs have also mastered abilities such as time understanding and reasoning. However, research on the temporal sensitivity of LLMs has been insufficiently emphasized. To fill this gap, this paper constructs Multiple Sensitive Factors Time QA (MenatQA), which encompasses three temporal factors (scope factor, order factor, counterfactual factor) with total 2,853 samples for evaluating the time comprehension and reasoning abilities of LLMs. This paper tests current mainstream LLMs with different parameter sizes, ranging from billions to hundreds of billions. The results show most LLMs fall behind smaller temporal reasoning models with different degree on these factors. In specific, LLMs show a significant vulnerability to temporal biases and depend heavily on the temporal information provided in questions. Furthermore, this paper undertakes a preliminary investigation into potential improvement strategies by devising specific prompts and leveraging external tools. These approaches serve as valuable baselines or references for future research endeavors.

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