Objective Mismatch in Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback: Conclusion

by The FeedbackLoop: #1 in PM EducationJanuary 16th, 2024

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This conclusion emphasizes the significance of addressing objective mismatch in RLHF methods, outlining a pathway toward enhanced accessibility and reliability for language models. The insights presented indicate a future where mitigating mismatch and aligning with human values can resolve common challenges encountered in state-of-the-art language models, opening doors for improved machine learning methods.

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Authors:

(1) Nathan Lambert, Allen Institute for AI;

(2) Roberto Calandra, TU Dresden.

Table of Links

Abstract & Introduction

Related Work

Background

Understanding Objective Mismatch

Discussions

Conclusion

Acknowledgments, and References

6 Conclusion

This paper presents the multiple ways by which objective mismatch limits the accessibility and reliability of RLHF methods. This current disconnect between design a reward model, optimizing it, and the downstream model goals creates a method that is challenging to implement and improve on. Future work mitigating mismatch and the proxy objectives present in RLHF, LLMs and other popular machine learning methods will becomes easier to align with human values and goals, solving many common challenges users encounter with state-of-the-art LLMs.