Reward Model Training as a Ranking Problem in RLHF
In RLHF, the training of the reward model is framed as a ranking problem. The goal is to teach the model to assign numerical scores to different outputs in a way that the order of these scores reflects the preferences provided by human annotators. While there are several methods to approach this from a ranking perspective, the objective is typically achieved by minimizing a ranking loss function. This function penalizes the model for incorrect orderings and encourages it to assign higher scores to preferred responses over less preferred ones.
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Ch.2 Generative Models - Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models Course
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Ch.4 Alignment - Foundations of Large Language Models
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