Summary of Position: Leverage Foundational Models For Black-box Optimization, by Xingyou Song et al.
Position: Leverage Foundational Models for Black-Box Optimization
by Xingyou Song, Yingtao Tian, Robert Tjarko Lange, Chansoo Lee, Yujin Tang, Yutian Chen
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionized machine learning research, impacting various fields like reinforcement learning, robotics, and computer vision. However, the field of experimental design, grounded on black-box optimization, has remained relatively unaffected by this paradigm shift. This position paper frames the relationship between sequence-based foundation models and previous literature in black-box optimization, highlighting promising ways LLMs can revolutionize optimization. These include leveraging free-form text to enrich task comprehension, utilizing flexible sequence models like Transformers for superior optimization strategies, and enhancing performance prediction over previously unseen search spaces. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large Language Models (LLMs) have changed the way we do machine learning research. They’ve helped make big progress in fields like artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer vision. But there’s still a lot to learn about how to use these models to improve experimental design and optimization techniques. This paper explores how LLMs can be used to make better decisions when we don’t know what the outcome will be. It suggests ways to use LLMs to understand complex tasks better, create new optimization strategies, and predict how well they’ll work in different situations. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Optimization » Reinforcement learning
