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Why LLM Extraction Needs Both Constrained Decoding and Post-hoc Validation
Constrained decoding controls generation to reduce malformed payloads and improve schema adherence. Post-hoc validation acts as a trust boundary, coercing safe outputs and rejecting unsafe ones. Production systems require both to ensure payloads are valid and correct for the workflow.
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The article makes a solid case for combining generation-time control with validation, but the real challenge is implementing both without sacrificing latency or throughput.
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