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Reward Models Are Secretly Value Functions: Temporally Coherent Reward Modeling
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Researchers introduce Temporally Coherent Reward Modeling (TCRM) to address the limitation of reward models that only score the final token of a response. This method connects reward modeling to value functions, improving token-level accuracy and reducing GPU memory usage during training.
Why it matters
Bridging the gap between final-token scoring and true value functions promises more efficient, granular training for long-context reinforcement learning.
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#rlhf #reward modeling #llm training #value functions #efficiencyRelated coverage
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