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arXiv CS.AI·Jun 9·5 min read
SAW: Stage-Aware Dynamic Weighting for Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning in Large Language Models
TL;DR
Multi-objective reinforcement learning (MORL) struggles with aligning large language models to complex human preferences due to static weighted summation methods. SAW, or Stage-Aware Dynamic Weighting, was developed to address the asynchronous nature of reward learning across objectives.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can implement SAW to enhance reward learning in multi-objective reinforcement learning applications.
Key Takeaways
- Adopt SAW for dynamic reward weighting in MORL tasks.
- Utilize coefficient of variation for real-time informativeness assessment.
- Minimize computational overhead by relying on batch-level statistics.
- Test SAW in both GRPO and GDPO frameworks for improved performance.
How It Works
SAW dynamically adjusts the contribution of each reward dimension based on its coefficient of variation, which measures the relative variability of rewards. This allows the model to prioritize learning from under-learned dimensions while reducing the noise from well-learned ones, leading to more effective training.