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What is Temperature?

It is the setting that determines the creativity level of the answers produced by artificial intelligence.

Overview

Temperature is a setting that determines how creative or how predictable the responses the AI ​​produces will be. While low temperature produces clearer and more consistent answers, high temperature produces more unique and sometimes unexpected answers.

Analogy: It's like the difference between a writer writing in the same style every day (low temperature) and trying different styles every day (high temperature).

How it works

The model calculates the probabilities when choosing the next word. If the temperature value is low, it chooses the word with the highest probability; If it is high, it also evaluates those with lower probability.

Where it is used

Software developers keep the temperature low when printing a technical document and high when printing a poem.

Commonly confused with

Not to be confused with the intelligence of the model; It's just a filter that changes the way you respond.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if I raise the temperature too high?

When the model tries to be too creative, he or she may ramble or stray from reality.

Can the temperature be 0?

Yes, in this case the model always chooses the safest and highest probability word.

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