Inference-Time Alignment as an Alternative to Fine-Tuning

Diagnosing LLM Alignment Bottlenecks

A small research lab with limited computational resources and a fixed grant timeline plans to align its new language model. Their strategy involves an iterative fine-tuning process where the language model is repeatedly updated based on guidance from a complex, separately trained reward model. Which of the following represents the most significant risk this lab faces with their chosen strategy?

Evaluating an LLM Alignment Strategy