Summary of Sera: Self-reviewing and Alignment Of Large Language Models Using Implicit Reward Margins, by Jongwoo Ko et al.
SeRA: Self-Reviewing and Alignment of Large Language Models using Implicit Reward Margins
by Jongwoo Ko, Saket Dingliwal, Bhavana Ganesh, Sailik Sengupta, Sravan Bodapati, Aram Galstyan
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper introduces Self-Reviewing and Alignment (SeRA), a novel method that addresses limitations in direct alignment algorithms (DAAs) for Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF). DPO, a popular DAA, is prone to picking up on spurious correlations and overfitting to off-policy trajectories. SeRA combines sample selection using implicit reward margins with preference bootstrapping using implicit rewards to alleviate these issues. The method demonstrates effectiveness in training language models on offline preference datasets with DAAs. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper solves a problem in machine learning by creating a new way to make computers learn from humans. It’s called SeRA and it helps direct alignment algorithms (like DPO) not get stuck or choose the wrong things. This is important because these algorithms are used in lots of applications like language models. The new method works by selecting good samples and using rewards to help the algorithm choose what’s best. This makes the learning process more efficient and effective. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Alignment » Bootstrapping » Machine learning » Overfitting » Reinforcement learning from human feedback » Rlhf
