791: Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), with Dr. Nathan Lambert

Reinforcement learning through human feedback (RLHF) has come a long way. In this episode, research scientist Nathan Lambert talks to Jon Krohn about the technique’s origins of the technique. He also walks through other ways to fine-tune LLMs, and how he believes generative AI might democratize education.

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In this episode you will learn:
• Why it is important that AI is open [03:13]
• The efficacy and scalability of direct preference optimization [07:32]
• Robotics and LLMs [14:32]
• The challenges to aligning reward models with human preferences [23:00]
• How to make sure AI’s decision making on preferences reflect desirable behavior [28:52]
• Why Nathan believes AI is closer to alchemy than science [37:38]

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