Area of inquiry
How do training signals reliably achieve language model alignment?
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Themes within this area 4
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- What reward mechanisms and signal designs optimize language model training?
- What drives reward hacking across different training objectives and model scales?
- Do alignment training methods achieve their intended effects without backfiring?
- What training signals and data curation strategies optimize model learning?