"very likely" Means "uncertain"? How LLMs Diverge from Humans in Linguistic Uncertainty Quantification
arXiv:2610.00083v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Humans express uncertainty verbally via markers (e.g., "possible," "likely"), yet most LLM uncertainty quantification (UQ) relies on costing likelihood- or consistency-based signals. From a cognitive perspective, accurate verbal uncertainty reflects m…
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"very likely" Means "uncertain"? How LLMs Diverge from Humans in Linguistic Uncertainty Quantification