Summary of Maximize Your Data’s Potential: Enhancing Llm Accuracy with Two-phase Pretraining, by Steven Feng et al.
Maximize Your Data’s Potential: Enhancing LLM Accuracy with Two-Phase Pretraining
by Steven Feng, Shrimai Prabhumoye, Kezhi Kong, Dan Su, Mostofa Patwary, Mohammad Shoeybi, Bryan Catanzaro
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); 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 A recently proposed two-phase pretraining strategy for large language models is explored in this study, with a focus on optimizing data selection and blending for improved model accuracies. The authors formalize the concept of two-phase pretraining and conduct a systematic investigation into how to select and mix data to maximize model performance for each phase. The results show that a two-phase approach outperforms random data ordering and natural token distribution by 3.4% and 17%, respectively, in terms of average accuracies. The study provides guidance on crafting optimal blends based on the quality of the data source and the number of epochs to be seen, with insights into designing blends using downsampled data at a smaller scale and scaling up to larger token horizons and model sizes. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large language models need special training data, but finding the right mix of data is tricky. This paper helps solve this problem by showing how to divide the training process into two phases and selecting the best data for each phase. The results show that this approach works better than just using random data or following natural patterns. The study also provides tips on how to create the best blend of data based on where it comes from and how many times it’s used. This research is important because it can help people design and scale their own training data blends. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Pretraining » Token
