Summary of Q-probe: a Lightweight Approach to Reward Maximization For Language Models, by Kenneth Li et al.
Q-Probe: A Lightweight Approach to Reward Maximization for Language Models
by Kenneth Li, Samy Jelassi, Hugh Zhang, Sham Kakade, Martin Wattenberg, David Brandfonbrener
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Q-probing is a novel approach that adapts pre-trained language models to maximize task-specific reward functions. This method sits between finetuning and few-shot prompting, but can be combined with either. Q-probing learns a simple linear function on the model’s embedding space to reweight candidate completions. Theoretical analysis shows that this sampling procedure is equivalent to KL-constrained maximization of the Q-probe as the number of samples increases. To train Q-probes, reward modeling or direct policy learning objectives based on importance weighted policy gradients are considered. This technique achieves gains in domains with ground-truth rewards (code generation) and implicit rewards defined by preference data, even outperforming finetuning in data-limited regimes. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Q-probing is a new way to use language models that helps them learn from task-specific rewards. This approach takes pre-trained models and adjusts their predictions to get the best results for a specific job. It’s like giving the model hints on how to do better. Q-probing can be used in different situations, such as generating code or making decisions based on user preferences. The best part is that it works well even when there isn’t much data available. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Embedding space * Few shot * Prompting
