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arXiv CS.AI·Jul 1·5 min read
Learning by Surprise: Adaptive Mitigation of Model Collapse in Large Language Models
TL;DR
Large language models (LLMs) often experience model collapse, where they fail to generate diverse outputs. To address this, a new technique called Adaptive Surprise Mitigation (ASM) was developed, which adjusts model training based on unexpected outputs.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can implement ASM to enhance the diversity and robustness of their language models.
Key Takeaways
- Use perplexity to identify high-surprise documents for fine-tuning.
- Monitor token probability distributions to assess model diversity.
- Evaluate commonsense inference accuracy during model training.
- Consider synthetic data strategies to prevent model degeneration.
How It Works
The proposed method leverages perplexity, which measures how surprising a document is to the model. By focusing on high-surprise documents during fine-tuning, the model is exposed to a broader range of content, preventing it from becoming overly reliant on familiar patterns and thus reducing the risk of model collapse.