Summary of Low-rank Contextual Reinforcement Learning From Heterogeneous Human Feedback, by Seong Jin Lee et al.
Low-Rank Contextual Reinforcement Learning from Heterogeneous Human Feedback
by Seong Jin Lee, Will Wei Sun, Yufeng Liu
First submitted to arxiv on: 27 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: 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 This paper presents Low-rank Contextual Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (LoCo-RLHF), a novel approach to align large language models with human preferences. The framework integrates contextual information to better model heterogeneous feedback, leveraging the low-rank structure of user contexts and query-answer pairs. LoCo-RLHF also addresses distributional shifts in feedback through its Pessimism in Reduced Subspace (PRS) policy. Theoretical analysis shows that this policy achieves a tighter sub-optimality gap than existing methods. Experimental results validate the effectiveness of LoCo-RLHF, demonstrating superior performance and robustness to distribution shifts. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making computers understand what humans want them to do. Right now, we give computers lots of information, but it’s hard to tell if they’re really understanding us. The researchers came up with a new way to help computers learn from people’s feedback. This method takes into account the different ways people think and learn, so the computer can better understand what someone wants. They also tested this method in different situations and found that it works well. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Reinforcement learning from human feedback » Rlhf
