zero-shot
/ˈzɪəroʊ ʃɒt/
asking a model to perform a task without any examples
zero-shot in a sentence
“Zero-shot translation works because the model learned language patterns during pre-training.”
Origin of zero-shot
zero + shot attempt
Related Words
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prompting the model to show its reasoning step-by-step before giving a final answer
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