Summary of Forcing Diffuse Distributions Out Of Language Models, by Yiming Zhang et al.
Forcing Diffuse Distributions out of Language Models
by Yiming Zhang, Avi Schwarzschild, Nicholas Carlini, Zico Kolter, Daphne Ippolito
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This research paper proposes a novel fine-tuning method to overcome the limitations of instruction-tuned language models in producing diverse outputs. Specifically, it addresses the issue where these models tend to favor certain choices or outcomes over others, even when instructed to produce random results. The authors demonstrate that their approach enables large language models to generate synthetic datasets with minimal human intervention, making them more practical for a variety of applications. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The researchers have developed a new way to make language models better at producing random and diverse outputs. This is important because current models tend to choose the same answers or options over and over again, even when they’re supposed to be random. The authors show that their method can help fix this problem and make it easier to use large language models for tasks like generating synthetic datasets. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning
