International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Volume: 11 Issue: 12 | Dec 2024
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Large Language Models and NLP: Investigating Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path to Human-Like Language Understanding Sudarshan Prasad Nagavalli1, Sundar Tiwari2, Writuraj Sarma3 Independent Researcher1 Independent Researcher2 Independent Researcher3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT This article reviews the state of the art in Large Language Models (LLMs) in the context of Natural Language Processing (NLP), focusing on how LLMs can reach a human-level understanding of language. It discusses the main difficulties following LLMs: their problems regarding context awareness, possible ethical issues, and prejudice in the developed language. The article also describes the possibilities of LLMs, such as better machine translation, better conversation AI, and even the automation of content creation. In this regard, based on the analysis of recent technologies and performance measures, this paper reveals the future trends in LLM research and their perspectives for developing AI both from the academic point of view and in the framework of practical applications. Keywords: NLP advancements, Transformer architecture, Bias elimination, Deep learning, Ethical concerns
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study These advancements have been made in Natural Language Processing (NLP) over the last few decades, starting with rulebased systems and moving to advanced machine-learning solutions. One of these changes was the Emergence of the Transformer architecture by Vaswani et al., 2017 which radically changed the paradigm models used to process language data. Unlike its precursors, the Transformer uses self-attention-based methods that allow working with input data in parallel, making further program development for language understanding and generation more efficient and manageable. This has been instrumental in developing other big language models proficient in different NLP tasks, including machine translation, text summarization, and conversational assistants. Using LLMs has endeavored computational linguistics and the gap between AI and human language understanding. The differences include the ability of these models to detect cabal patterns within large textual data and produce more natural and contextualized interactions. However, these models have increased in size and complexity, increasing the required computations. They also came up with the issue of interpretability of the results that were arrived at. While these are the dilemmas, no question that LLMs immensely advance the frontiers of what machines can interpret and create in natural language. Since the development of the Transformer model and all the NLP improvements that have followed, it is crucial to note that there is a current and future possibility of attaining higher levels of language or text understanding equal to a human-like Language Understanding Model or LLM. 1.2 Overview This paper aims to explore the complex paradigm of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the realm of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and discuss the challenges and opportunities such approach provides. Closely intertwined with this pursuit is the quest for natural language understanding, which is closely tied to most of the current work in the field. It has been noted by both Bender and Koller (2020) that Natural Language Understanding (NLU) remains a difficult problem, pointing to the fact that while great progress has been achieved, the actual understanding of the kind that goes into LLM devices has yet to be developed. To that end, this research extends their work to analyze the complex barriers that LLMs need to tread, including contextual vagueness, semantic comprehension, and neutralizing bias.
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