百度也来卷RAG了，Self-Reasoning比Self-RAG最高提升11.8%

Instructions# RoleYou are an experienced expert, skilled in answering various questions.# TaskPlease answer the question according to the provided reference evidence asrequired.# Reference Evidence[1] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 1}[2] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 2}[3] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 3}[4] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 4}[5] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 5}# Requirements1. First, please judge whether the provided documents are relevant with thequestion, and put it in the relevant field. If the provided content is irrelevant tothe question, explain the reason in the relevant reason field, then you can givethe answer with your internal knowledge.2. If possible, answer the question in points and provide explanations.3. If the content in the answer comes from different pieces of evidence, youneed to cite the sequence number of the evidence at the end of the sentence.The citation format is shown below: [1], [1,3].4. Place each cited piece of evidence in the cite_list field, cite content field tostore each paragraph of cited content (omitted words can be replaced by ...),cite reason is used to store your thoughts and analysis of this content, howthis paragraph can answer the question.5. Put the long answer content in the analysis field, and put the shortanswer(no more than 10 words) in the answer field.# Question{{QUESTION}}

Instructions# RoleYou are an experienced expert, skilled in answering various questions.# TaskPlease answer the question according to the provided reference evidence asrequired.# Reference Evidence[1] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 1}}[2] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 2}}[3] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 3}}[4] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 4}}[5] Retrieved Document {{DOCUMENT 5}}# Requirements1. First, please judge whether the provided documents are relevant with theclaim, and put it in the relevant field. If the provided content is irrelevant to thequestion, explain the reason in the relevant reason field, then you can give theanswer with your internal knowledge.2. If possible, answer the question in points and provide explanations.3. If the content in the answer comes from different pieces of evidence, youneed to cite the sequence number of the evidence at the end of the sentence.The citation format is shown below: [1], [1,3].4. Place put each cited piece of evidence in the list, use cite content field tostore each paragraph of cited content (omitted words can be replaced by ...),cite reason is used to store your thoughts and analysis of this content, how thisparagraph can answer the question.5. Put the long answer content in the analysis field, and put the short answer(SUPPORT/REFUTE/NOT ENOUGH INFO) in the answer field.# QuestionYou should check whether the given claim is supported or refuted by above theevidence. If supported，output SUPPORT, if controversial, output REFUTE; ifthe evidence provided is not enough to make a decision or the providedevidence is irrelevant, output NOT ENOUGH INFO.{{CLAIM}}

QuestionWhen was catch me if you can made?
Retrieved document #1: The film due to her busy schedule. The original start date wasJanuary 2002, but was pushed to February 7 in Los Angeles, California. Locations includedBurbank, Downey, New York City, Quebec City and Montreal. …
Retrieved document #2: eventually turned to him for help in catching other check forgers.Development for the film started in 1980, but did not progress until 1997, when Spielberg'sDreamWorks bought the film rights to Abagnale's book. David Fincher, Gore Verbinski, LasseHallström, Miloš Forman, and Cameron Crowe had all been possible candidates for directorbefore Spielberg decided to direct. …
Retrieved document #3: It was funded independently and had a budget of $800,000. The filmwas Sommers's directorial debut and was written by him. When production finished, the studiothat had promised to distribute the movie had gone out of business, and it was eventuallyreleased by MCA Inc. in July 1989. The movie…(Other retrieved documents are omitted.)
Raw LLM Answer: 2000 ❌
Standard RAG Answer: 1989 ❌
Self-Reasoning Answer:(Relevant Aware Process)Relevant: TrueRelevant Reason: The provided documents are relevant with question.(Evidence Aware Selective Process)
Cite content: [1] … the original start date was January 2002, but was pushed to February 7 inLos Angeles, …Reason to cite: This piece provides information on the commencement and location of filmingfor 'Catch Me If You Can', indicating that it started in April 2002
Cite content: [3] … When production finished, the studio that had promised to distribute themovie had gone out of business, and it was eventually released by MCA Inc. in July 1989., …Reason to cite: This piece provides information on the release date of 'Catch Me If You Can',indicating that it was eventually released by MCA Inc. in July.(Trajectory Analysis Process)
Analysis:（long answer）The film 'Catch Me If You Can' was made in 2002. It started filming in April 2002 in Park Avenue,just outside the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and moved to Orange, New Jersey, before returning toBrooklyn for bank and courthouse scenes [1].
Final Answer：2002 ✅ （short answer）

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.19813Improving Retrieval Augmented Language Model with Self-ReasoningBaidu Inc., China.