Generative AI Leader Practice Question: Techniques to Improve Generative AI Model Output
Exhibit
{
"instances": [{"prompt": "Write a poem about AI."}],
"parameters": {
"temperature": 0.0,
"maxOutputTokens": 256,
"topP": 1.0,
"topK": 40
}
}Refer to the exhibit. A data scientist sends a prediction request to a text generation model with the following parameters and receives repetitive output. Which parameter should be changed?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Increase temperature to 0.5
Temperature 0.0 makes the model deterministic, leading to repetitive text. Increasing temperature to 0.5 introduces randomness. Decreasing topP may help but temperature is the direct cause. Increasing topK adds diversity but less effect, decreasing max tokens doesn't fix repetition.
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Decrease topP to 0.5
Why it's wrong here
Reduces token pool but may not fix determinism.
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Increase topK to 100
Why it's wrong here
Increases diversity but temperature is the root cause.
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Decrease maxOutputTokens
Why it's wrong here
Shorter output but still repetitive.
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Increase temperature to 0.5
Why this is correct
Introduces randomness to avoid repetition.
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