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LLMS ARE NOT ENOUGH… WHY CHATBOTS NEED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION

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LLMs have impressive factual knowledge, but their reasoning abilities remain limited, as they struggle with applying their knowledge to novel queries. Explicit knowledge representation, such as databases or knowledge graphs, is needed for reliable question-answering that combines the factual recall of LLMs with efficient search capabilities. However, designing these knowledge structures is not an easy task.