Summary of A Fast, Performant, Secure Distributed Training Framework For Large Language Model, by Wei Huang et al.
A Fast, Performant, Secure Distributed Training Framework For Large Language Model
by Wei Huang, Yinggui Wang, Anda Cheng, Aihui Zhou, Chaofan Yu, Lei Wang
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a secure distributed language model (LLM) based on model slicing, addressing the pressing issue of maliciously stealing model parameters and data from server or client-side attacks. To achieve this, the authors deploy Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) on both client and server sides, encrypting communication using lightweight encryption. They also introduce a split fine-tuning scheme to reduce equipment costs while improving model performance and accuracy. By combining Sparsification Parameter Fine-tuning (SPF) with LoRA parts, the method demonstrates high accuracy and security in downstream tasks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper solves a big problem in artificial intelligence – keeping language models safe from hackers! Currently, these models are vulnerable to attacks that steal their secrets. The researchers propose a new way to build these models using something called “model slicing”. This makes it harder for attackers to get away with stealing the model’s secrets. They also have a clever trick to make the model work better and use fewer resources. Overall, this method is important because it keeps language models safe while still making them super useful. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Fine tuning * Language model * Lora
