Summary of Are Long-llms a Necessity For Long-context Tasks?, by Hongjin Qian et al.
Are Long-LLMs A Necessity For Long-Context Tasks?
by Hongjin Qian, Zheng Liu, Peitian Zhang, Kelong Mao, Yujia Zhou, Xu Chen, Zhicheng Dou
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- 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 proposed framework, LC-Boost (Long-Context Bootstrapper), tackles the challenge of deploying and learning long-Large Language Models (LLMs) by demonstrating that many long-context tasks can be solved using short-context LLMs. This is achieved by having the short-LLM reason about how to access and utilize relevant context within input, allowing for adaptively handling diversified long-context processing problems. The framework is evaluated on various tasks from popular long-context benchmarks, resulting in a substantial performance improvement at reduced resource consumption. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Long-Context Bootstrapper (LC-Boost) helps solve tricky language problems by showing that many complex tasks can be solved using simpler tools. It’s like having a clever assistant that figures out how to use the right information from a big piece of text. This makes it more efficient and effective for handling different types of long-text processing tasks. |
