[2302.04761] Toolformer: Language Models Can Teach Themselves to Use Tools
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"They also, paradoxically, struggle with basic functionality, such as a"
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I mean, isn't that why we have calculators? LMs just need tools, makes sense.
Text Highlight2026-07-19 12:54:26
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"They also, paradoxically, struggle with basic functionality, such as a"
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Haha, so true — they can write essays but can't do simple math.
Text Highlight2026-07-19 10:00:26
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"Language models (LMs) exhibit remarkable abilities to solve new tasks from just a few examples or textual instructions, especially at scale."
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So the trick is just letting them call APIs? Kinda obvious in hindsight.
Text Highlight2026-07-19 09:51:26
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"Language models (LMs) exhibit remarkable abilities to solve new tasks from just a few examples or textual instructions, especially at scale."
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I've seen this paradox firsthand—models that ace essays but fail 2+2.
Text Highlight2026-07-19 09:42:26
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"Language models (LMs) exhibit remarkable abilities to solve new tasks from just a few examples or textual instructions, especially at scale."
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Scaling really does magic for few-shot learning, but yeah, basic math still trips them up.
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