Efficient Exploration at Scale
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arXiv:2603.17378v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We develop an online learning algorithm that dramatically improves the data efficiency of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF). Our algorithm incrementally updates reward and language models as choice data is received. The reward model is fit to the choice data, while the language model is updated by a variation of reinforce, with reinforcement signals provided by the reward model. Several features enable the efficiency gains: a small affirmative nudge added to each reinforcement signal, an epistemic neural network that mod
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2603.17378v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We develop an online learning algorithm that dramatically improves the data efficiency of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).
- Our algorithm incrementally updates reward and language models as choice data is received.
- The reward model is fit to the choice data, while the language model is updated by a variation of reinforce, with reinforcement signals provided by the reward model.
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