Summary of Towards Self-improvement Of Llms Via Mcts: Leveraging Stepwise Knowledge with Curriculum Preference Learning, by Xiyao Wang et al.
Towards Self-Improvement of LLMs via MCTS: Leveraging Stepwise Knowledge with Curriculum Preference Learning
by Xiyao Wang, Linfeng Song, Ye Tian, Dian Yu, Baolin Peng, Haitao Mi, Furong Huang, Dong Yu
First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed AlphaLLM-CPL framework enhances the reasoning capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) by leveraging Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) behavior distillation. This novel pairwise training approach efficiently utilizes MCTS trajectories through two key innovations: constructing stepwise trajectory pairs from child nodes and introducing curriculum preference learning to dynamically adjust the training sequence and mitigate overfitting. Experimental results show that AlphaLLM-CPL outperforms previous methods, significantly improving LLM reasoning capabilities. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary AlphaLLM-CPL is a new way to make Large Language Models (LLMs) smarter by using a technique called Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS). It’s like training a super smart AI agent! The researchers found a way to use the information from MCTS to improve LLMs’ ability to reason and solve problems. They did this by coming up with two new ideas: first, they broke down the complex process of MCTS into smaller steps, making it easier for LLMs to learn. Second, they figured out how to adjust the way LLMs are trained so that they focus on the most important parts of the problem. This made a big difference! The results show that AlphaLLM-CPL can make LLMs much better at solving math problems and other reasoning tasks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Distillation » Overfitting
