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An encoder can support task-specific classification
An encoder can be paired with a task-specific output layer. In an original example, a support team could train a classifier to assign incoming messages to departments. The evaluation should measure incorrect routing, including unfamiliar requests.
Not every transformer is a chat model
Do not assume that every model called a transformer generates chat responses. Architecture, training objective, and task adaptation determine what the system is built to do.
What to remember
Review unfamiliar-message behavior.
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