Demonstrations and preferences shape behavior

The research combines supervised instruction training with a preference-based learning process. Human judgments provide a target for behavior, but depend on the instructions, examples, and evaluation criteria given to the reviewers.

Helpful wording and factual accuracy are separate

An original evaluation should separate helpfulness, factual accuracy, and willingness to state uncertainty. A system can sound more helpful while still giving an unsupported answer.

THE TAKEAWAY

What to remember

Evaluate uncertain and misleading prompts.

Sources & further reading

  1. Training language models to follow instructions with human feedback ↗
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