--- title: Llms Need Mark as Answer | daily.dev description: LLMs need explicit user feedback mechanisms similar to Stack Overflow's "mark as answer" feature to identify which responses successfully solve problems.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/llms-need-mark-as-answer-sk6loaq5d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Llms Need Mark as Answer | daily.dev og:description: LLMs need explicit user feedback mechanisms similar to Stack Overflow's "mark as answer" feature to identify which responses successfully solve problems.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/llms-need-mark-as-answer-sk6loaq5d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sK6lOaq5D.png og:image:alt: Llms Need Mark as Answer og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Llms Need Mark as Answer **[Ardalis](https://daily.dev/sources/ardalis)** · 5 min read · 4 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary LLMs need explicit user feedback mechanisms similar to Stack Overflow's "mark as answer" feature to identify which responses successfully solve problems. Without quality signals indicating whether conversations led to solutions, AI models training on user interactions cannot distinguish helpful responses from unhelpful ones. This feedback loop is critical for continued model improvement as traditional training data sources like Stack Overflow decline in activity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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