Summary of Forest-of-thought: Scaling Test-time Compute For Enhancing Llm Reasoning, by Zhenni Bi et al.
Forest-of-Thought: Scaling Test-Time Compute for Enhancing LLM Reasoning
by Zhenni Bi, Kai Han, Chuanjian Liu, Yehui Tang, Yunhe Wang
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Dec 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 Medium Difficulty summary: The abstract discusses the limitations of existing Large Language Models (LLMs) in solving complex reasoning problems. Current methods, such as Chain-of-Thought and Tree-of-Thought, can decompose problems or structure prompts but often fail to revisit flawed paths, compromising accuracy. To address this limitation, the authors propose a novel reasoning framework called Forest-of-Thought (FoT), which integrates multiple reasoning trees for collective decision-making. FoT employs sparse activation strategies to select relevant reasoning paths, improving efficiency and accuracy. Additionally, the authors introduce dynamic self-correction and consensus-guided decision-making strategies for real-time error correction and optimized correctness and computational resources. Experimental results demonstrate that the FoT framework significantly enhances LLMs’ reasoning capabilities, enabling them to solve complex tasks with greater precision. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Low Difficulty summary: This paper talks about how computers can get better at solving tricky problems. Right now, these computer models are good at doing simple things like answering questions or generating text, but they struggle when faced with harder problems that require more thought and decision-making. The authors want to improve these models so they can solve complex problems more accurately and efficiently. They propose a new way of thinking called Forest-of-Thought (FoT) that allows the computer to consider multiple paths and make decisions based on what’s most likely correct. This helps the computer learn from its mistakes and come up with better answers. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Precision
