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1. Havoc+57[view] [source] 2025-11-19 08:53:09
>>rzk+(OP)
Are language models really the best choice for this?

Seems to me that the outcome would be near random because they are so poorly suited. Which might manifest as

> We also found that the models were highly sensitive to seemingly trivial prompt changes

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2. baq+x7[view] [source] 2025-11-19 08:56:19
>>Havoc+57
they're tools. treat them as tools.

since they're so general, you need to explore if and how you can use them in your domain. guessing 'they're poorly suited' is just that, guessing. in particular:

> We also found that the models were highly sensitive to seemingly trivial prompt changes

this is as much as obvious for anyone who seriously looked at deploying these, that's why there are some very successful startups in the evals space.

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3. infect+ou2[view] [source] 2025-11-19 22:50:45
>>baq+x7
I agree in sentiment but if you spent any amount of time in finance, even outside of equity markets, you would have a pretty quick mental model that LLMs are a weird fit for this space.
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