Challenges in Guardrailing Large Language Models for Science

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08181v2
• Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:55:18 GMT
• Title: Challenges in Guardrailing Large Language Models for Science
• Authors: Nishan Pantha, Muthukumaran Ramasubramanian, Iksha Gurung, Manil Maskey, Rahul Ramachandran,
• Abstract summary: We provide guidelines for deploying large language models (LLMs) in the scientific domain. We identify specific challenges -- including time sensitivity, knowledge contextualization, conflict resolution, and intellectual property concerns. These guardrail dimensions include trustworthiness, ethics & bias, safety, and legal aspects.
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• Abstract: The rapid development in large language models (LLMs) has transformed the landscape of natural language processing and understanding (NLP/NLU), offering significant benefits across various domains. However, when applied to scientific research, these powerful models exhibit critical failure modes related to scientific integrity and trustworthiness. Existing general-purpose LLM guardrails are insufficient to address these unique challenges in the scientific domain. We provide comprehensive guidelines for deploying LLM guardrails in the scientific domain. We identify specific challenges -- including time sensitivity, knowledge contextualization, conflict resolution, and intellectual property concerns -- and propose a guideline framework for the guardrails that can align with scientific needs. These guardrail dimensions include trustworthiness, ethics & bias, safety, and legal aspects. We also outline in detail the implementation strategies that employ white-box, black-box, and gray-box methodologies that can be enforced within scientific contexts.

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