Post-Training with Policy Gradients: Optimality and the Base Model Barrier
Post-Training with Policy Gradients: Optimality and the Base Model Barrier explores Optimize existing autoregressive models with policy gradients to improve sequence prediction likelihood, but be aware of limitations when venturing beyond the base model's support.. Commercial viability score: 7/10 in Reinforcement Learning.
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