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Relevance 8/10Prompting and EvaluationIntermediate6 min read
Summarization Evaluation
Summarization evaluation scores summary faithfulness, coverage, and clarity.
Why it matters for annotators
Summary quality strongly affects search and assistant user trust.
Visual mental model
Source content -> summary -> faithfulness/coverage scoring.
Examples (bad vs good)
Scenario: Real annotation scenario involving Summarization Evaluation
Bad: Labeling quickly without applying project rubric.
Good: Applying rubric criteria, documenting rationale, and escalating uncertainty.
Common mistakes
- Skipping guideline details for edge cases.
- Applying inconsistent criteria across similar samples.
- Avoiding escalation even when uncertain.
Submission checklist
- Read the latest guideline update before each batch.
- Apply rubric dimensions explicitly in each decision.
- Escalate ambiguous items with concise rationale.