LLM Monitoring Features
Text Quality
Text quality metrics, such as readability, complexity and grade level, can provide important insights into the quality and appropriateness of generated responses. By monitoring these metrics, we can ensure that the Language Model (LLM) outputs are clear, concise, and suitable for the intended audience.
Assessing text complexity and grade level assists in tailoring the generated content to the target audience. By considering factors such as sentence structure, vocabulary choice, and domain-specific requirements, we can ensure that the LLM produces responses that align with the intended reading level and professional context. Additionally, incorporating metrics such as syllable count, word count, and character count allows us to closely monitor the length and composition of the generated text. By setting appropriate limits and guidelines, we can ensure that the responses remain concise, focused, and easily digestible for users.
In langkit, we can compute text quality metrics through the textstat module, which uses the textstat library to compute several different text quality metrics.
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Text Relevance
Text relevance plays a crucial role in the monitoring of Language Models (LLMs) by providing an objective measure of the similarity between different texts. It serves multiple use cases, including assessing the quality and appropriateness of LLM outputs and providing guardrails to ensure the generation of safe and desired responses.
One use case is computing similarity scores between embeddings generated from prompts and responses, enabling the evaluation of the relevance between them. This helps identify potential issues such as irrelevant or off-topic responses, ensuring that LLM outputs align closely with the intended context. In langkit, we can compute similarity scores between prompt and response pairs using the input_output module.
Another use case is calculating the similarity of prompts and responses against certain topics or known examples, such as jailbreaks or controversial subjects. By comparing the embeddings to these predefined themes, we can establish guardrails to detect potential dangerous or unwanted responses. The similarity scores serve as signals, alerting us to content that may require closer scrutiny or mitigation. In langkit, this can be done through the themes module.
By leveraging text relevance as a monitoring metric for LLMs, we can not only evaluate the quality of generated responses but also establish guardrails to minimize the risk of generating inappropriate or harmful content. This approach enhances the performance, safety, and reliability of LLMs in various applications, providing a valuable tool for responsible AI development.
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Security and Privacy
Monitoring for security and privacy in Language Model (LLM) applications helps ensuring the protection of user data and preventing malicious activities. Several approaches can be employed to strengthen the security and privacy measures within LLM systems.
One approach is to measure text similarity between prompts and responses against known examples of jailbreak attempts, prompt injections, and LLM refusals of service. By comparing the embeddings generated from the text, potential security vulnerabilities and unauthorized access attempts can be identified. This helps in mitigating risks and contributes to the LLM operation within secure boundaries. In langkit, text similarity calculation between prompts/responses and known examples of jailbreak attempts, prompt injections, and LLM refusals of service can be done through the themes module.
Having a prompt injection classifier in place further enhances the security of LLM applications. By detecting and preventing prompt injection attacks, where malicious code or unintended instructions are injected into the prompt, the system can maintain its integrity and protect against unauthorized actions or data leaks. In langkit, prompt injection detection metrics can be computed through the injections module.
Another important aspect of security and privacy monitoring involves checking prompts and responses against regex patterns designed to detect sensitive information. These patterns can help identify and flag data such as credit card numbers, telephone numbers, or other types of personally identifiable information (PII). In langkit, regex pattern matching against pattern groups can be done through the regexes module.
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Sentiment Analysis
The use of sentiment analysis for monitoring Language Model (LLM) applications can provide valuable insights into the appropriateness and user engagement of generated responses. By employing sentiment and toxicity classifiers, we can assess the sentiment and detect potentially harmful or inappropriate content within LLM outputs.
Monitoring sentiment allows us to gauge the overall tone and emotional impact of the responses. By analyzing sentiment scores, we can ensure that the LLM is consistently generating appropriate and contextually relevant responses. For instance, in customer service applications, maintaining a positive sentiment ensures a satisfactory user experience.
Additionally, toxicity analysis provides an important measure of the presence of offensive, disrespectful, or harmful language in LLM outputs. By monitoring toxicity scores, we can identify potentially inappropriate content and take necessary actions to mitigate any negative impact.
Analyzing sentiment and toxicity scores in LLM applications also serves other motivations. It enables us to identify potential biases or controversial opinions present in the responses, helping to address concerns related to fairness, inclusivity, and ethical considerations.
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Custom Features
If you can't find a metric that would reflect an aspect of your LLM-based applications that you'd like to monitor, please let us know!
You can also add your own metrics! Whether it's a simple regular expression or plugging in your custom models, follow this tutorial to expand your LLM observability coverage.
