Ziling Cheng
@ziling-cheng.bsky.social
MSc Master's @mila-quebec.bsky.social @mcgill-nlp.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ RBC Borealis
Model analysis, interpretability, reasoning and hallucination
Studying model behaviours to make them better :))
Looking for Fall '26 PhD
Research Fellow @ RBC Borealis
Model analysis, interpretability, reasoning and hallucination
Studying model behaviours to make them better :))
Looking for Fall '26 PhD
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Do LLMs hallucinate randomly? Not quite.
Our #ACL2025 (Main) paper shows that hallucinations under irrelevant contexts follow a systematic failure mode — revealing how LLMs generalize using abstract classes + context cues, albeit unreliably.
📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22630 1/n
Our #ACL2025 (Main) paper shows that hallucinations under irrelevant contexts follow a systematic failure mode — revealing how LLMs generalize using abstract classes + context cues, albeit unreliably.
📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22630 1/n
Reposted by Ziling Cheng
How can we use models of cognition to help LLMs interpret figurative language (irony, hyperbole) in a more human-like manner? Come to our #ACL2025NLP poster on Wednesday at 11AM (exhibit hall - exact location TBA) to find out! @mcgill-nlp.bsky.social @mila-quebec.bsky.social @aclmeeting.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
How can we use models of cognition to help LLMs interpret figurative language (irony, hyperbole) in a more human-like manner? Come to our #ACL2025NLP poster on Wednesday at 11AM (exhibit hall - exact location TBA) to find out! @mcgill-nlp.bsky.social @mila-quebec.bsky.social @aclmeeting.bsky.social
What do systematic hallucinations in LLMs tell us about their generalization abilities?
Come to our poster at #ACL2025 on July 29th at 4 PM in Level 0, Halls X4/X5. Would love to chat about interpretability, hallucinations, and reasoning :)
@mcgill-nlp.bsky.social @mila-quebec.bsky.social
Come to our poster at #ACL2025 on July 29th at 4 PM in Level 0, Halls X4/X5. Would love to chat about interpretability, hallucinations, and reasoning :)
@mcgill-nlp.bsky.social @mila-quebec.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
What do systematic hallucinations in LLMs tell us about their generalization abilities?
Come to our poster at #ACL2025 on July 29th at 4 PM in Level 0, Halls X4/X5. Would love to chat about interpretability, hallucinations, and reasoning :)
@mcgill-nlp.bsky.social @mila-quebec.bsky.social
Come to our poster at #ACL2025 on July 29th at 4 PM in Level 0, Halls X4/X5. Would love to chat about interpretability, hallucinations, and reasoning :)
@mcgill-nlp.bsky.social @mila-quebec.bsky.social
Reposted by Ziling Cheng
A blizzard is raging through Montreal when your friend says “Looks like Florida out there!” Humans easily interpret irony, while LLMs struggle with it. We propose a 𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭-𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 probabilistic framework as a solution.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2506.09301 to appear @ #ACL2025 (Main)
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2506.09301 to appear @ #ACL2025 (Main)
June 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A blizzard is raging through Montreal when your friend says “Looks like Florida out there!” Humans easily interpret irony, while LLMs struggle with it. We propose a 𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭-𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 probabilistic framework as a solution.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2506.09301 to appear @ #ACL2025 (Main)
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2506.09301 to appear @ #ACL2025 (Main)
Do LLMs hallucinate randomly? Not quite.
Our #ACL2025 (Main) paper shows that hallucinations under irrelevant contexts follow a systematic failure mode — revealing how LLMs generalize using abstract classes + context cues, albeit unreliably.
📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22630 1/n
Our #ACL2025 (Main) paper shows that hallucinations under irrelevant contexts follow a systematic failure mode — revealing how LLMs generalize using abstract classes + context cues, albeit unreliably.
📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22630 1/n
June 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Do LLMs hallucinate randomly? Not quite.
Our #ACL2025 (Main) paper shows that hallucinations under irrelevant contexts follow a systematic failure mode — revealing how LLMs generalize using abstract classes + context cues, albeit unreliably.
📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22630 1/n
Our #ACL2025 (Main) paper shows that hallucinations under irrelevant contexts follow a systematic failure mode — revealing how LLMs generalize using abstract classes + context cues, albeit unreliably.
📎 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.22630 1/n