评测大模型在复杂检索任务上的表现,发现当前最佳模型仍难达标。
Benchmarking Information Retrieval Models on Complex Retrieval Tasks
- 构建多样且真实的复杂检索任务集进行评测
- 最强模型平均nDCG@10仅0.346,R@100仅0.587
- 大模型重写查询对强模型反而有负面影响
大型语言模型(LLMs)在文本任务中展现出强大能力,催生了众多前所未有的应用。然而,检索模型尚未出现类似通用性强的模型。要实现这一目标,检索模型需能处理包含多部分、约束或自然语言要求的复杂查询任务。这类任务是现有大多数评估数据集所用简单单维度查询的自然演进。随着用户期望搜索系统处理更具体、更复杂的请求,尤其在使用基于LLM的信息系统时,复杂查询日益常见。尽管人们对检索模型拓展复杂任务能力的需求不断增长,但现有评估资源范围有限,且常缺乏真实场景,难以准确评估模型在复杂现实检索任务中的真实能力。为弥补这一不足并推动下一代检索模型发展,我们构建了一套多样化且真实的复杂检索任务,并对一批代表性先进检索模型进行了基准测试。此外,还探讨了基于大模型的查询扩展与重写对检索质量的影响。结果表明,即使是最优模型,在所有任务上平均nDCG@10仅为0.346,R@100仅为0.587。虽然大模型增强有助于弱模型,但最强模型在所有重写技术下性能均下降。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Large language models (LLMs) are incredible and versatile tools for text-based tasks that have enabled countless, previously unimaginable, applications. Retrieval models, in contrast, have not yet seen such capable general-purpose models emerge. To achieve this goal, retrieval models must be able to perform complex retrieval tasks, where queries contain multiple parts, constraints, or requirements in natural language. These tasks represent a natural progression from the simple, single-aspect queries that are used in the vast majority of existing, commonly used evaluation sets. Complex queries naturally arise as people expect search systems to handle more specific and often ambitious information requests, as is demonstrated by how people use LLM-based information systems. Despite the growing desire for retrieval models to expand their capabilities in complex retrieval tasks, there exist limited resources to assess the ability of retrieval models on a comprehensive set of diverse complex tasks. The few resources that do exist feature a limited scope and often lack realistic settings making it hard to know the true capabilities of retrieval models on complex real-world retrieval tasks. To address this shortcoming and spur innovation in next-generation retrieval models, we construct a diverse and realistic set of complex retrieval tasks and benchmark a representative set of state-of-the-art retrieval models. Additionally, we explore the impact of LLM-based query expansion and rewriting on retrieval quality. Our results show that even the best models struggle to produce high-quality retrieval results with the highest average nDCG@10 of only 0.346 and R@100 of only 0.587 across all tasks. Although LLM augmentation can help weaker models, the strongest model has decreased performance across all metrics with all rewriting techniques.
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