Essay Argues Against Using LLMs for Confidence Scoring
An essay published on Hacker News argues that using large language models for confidence scoring is a flawed practice, offering a technically substantive critique. The piece contends that LLMs are not well-suited to provide reliable confidence estimates, challenging a common approach in AI systems.
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