How to Detect and Correct Logical Fallacies from GenAI Models

Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized AI, particularly in conversational AI and text generation. However, a critical issue that needs to be addressed is the occurrence of logical fallacies in LLM output. Logical fallacies can lead to flawed reasoning and misinformation. There are multiple reasons why these fallacies occur, including imperfect training data, small context window, and the probabilistic nature of LLMs. To tackle this problem, strategies such as human feedback, reinforcement learning, prompt engineering, and more have been proposed. One interesting approach is RLAIF (Reinforcement Learning from AI Feedback), which uses AI to fix itself by detecting and correcting logical fallacies. The FallacyChain module in LangChain has been developed to implement this approach, making LLM outputs more reliable and trustworthy.