Summary of The Importance Of Directional Feedback For Llm-based Optimizers, by Allen Nie et al.
The Importance of Directional Feedback for LLM-based Optimizers
by Allen Nie, Ching-An Cheng, Andrey Kolobov, Adith Swaminathan
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
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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 explores using large language models (LLMs) as an interactive optimizer for solving maximization problems in a text space. The authors classify natural language feedback into directional and non-directional types, finding that LLMs are particularly effective when given directional feedback. They design a new LLM-based optimizer that uses historical optimization traces to provide reliable improvement over iterations. The results show that this approach is more stable and efficient than existing techniques in solving various optimization problems, including mathematical function maximization and prompt optimization for writing poems. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper shows how big language models can help solve tricky math problems by giving them hints about what’s correct or not. They tried different types of hints and found that the model works best when given clear directions. The researchers then created a new way to use these models as an optimizer, which did better than other methods in solving various math and writing tasks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Optimization » Prompt
