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今天的主题是：Diverse Preference Optimization

Summary

The research introduces Diverse Preference Optimization (DivPO), a novel training method designed to enhance the diversity of language model outputs while maintaining quality. Current optimization techniques often lead to a reduction in diversity, especially in creative tasks. DivPO addresses this by selecting preference pairs based on both quality and diversity, contrasting diverse, high-reward responses with less diverse, lower-reward ones. The method demonstrates significant improvements in diversity across tasks like persona generation and story writing. Experiments show that DivPO outperforms standard optimization methods by increasing both the reward and the diversity of the generated content, making it a valuable tool for creative applications and synthetic data generation. DivPO's effectiveness is validated through offline and online training regimes, showcasing its robustness and potential for wider application.

本研究提出了 Diverse Preference Optimization（DivPO），一种旨在提升语言模型输出多样性的新型训练方法，同时保持生成质量。当前的优化技术往往会降低输出的多样性，尤其是在创造性任务中。

DivPO 通过在质量和多样性两个维度上选择偏好对比样本，使高质量且多样化的响应与低质量且缺乏多样性的响应进行对比，从而优化模型训练。实验表明，DivPO 在角色生成、故事写作等任务上显著提升了生成内容的多样性。

与标准优化方法相比，DivPO 同时提高了生成奖励和多样性，使其成为创造性应用和合成数据生成的有力工具。研究通过离线和在线训练验证了 DivPO 的有效性，展现了其稳健性和广泛应用潜力。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18101

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今天的主题是：Chain-of-Retrieval Augmented Generation

Summary

This paper introduces Chain-of-Retrieval Augmented Generation (CoRAG), a method that allows language models to iteratively retrieve and reason over relevant information. Unlike traditional RAG, CoRAG dynamically reformulates queries based on the evolving information state. To train CoRAG, the authors use rejection sampling to generate intermediate retrieval chains and fine-tune models to predict the next query, answer, and final response. The effectiveness of CoRAG is validated across benchmarks, showing significant improvements in multi-hop question answering. The paper explores test-time scaling strategies, demonstrating how to balance performance and computational cost by adjusting the number of retrieval steps. CoRAG achieves new state-of-the-art results on knowledge-intensive tasks, highlighting its potential for building more factual and trustworthy AI systems.

本论文提出了 Chain-of-Retrieval Augmented Generation（CoRAG），一种让语言模型能够迭代检索并推理相关信息的方法。与传统的 RAG 不同，CoRAG 动态重构查询，根据不断更新的信息状态调整检索策略。

在训练过程中，作者采用拒绝采样（rejection sampling）生成中间检索链，并微调模型以预测下一个查询、答案和最终回复。实验结果表明，CoRAG 在多个基准测试上取得了显著提升，特别是在多跳问答任务中表现优异。

此外，研究探讨了测试时的扩展策略，通过调整检索步数，在性能与计算成本之间取得平衡。CoRAG 在知识密集型任务上达到了最新的SOTA（state-of-the-art）水平，展现出构建更具事实性和可靠性的 AI 系统的潜力。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14342

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今天的主题是：LiT: Delving into a Simplified Linear Diffusion Transformer for Image Generation

Summary

The provided document introduces LiT, a Linear Diffusion Transformer, designed for efficient image generation. LiT simplifies linear attention mechanisms and employs a novel training strategy involving weight inheritance and hybrid knowledge distillation. This approach allows LiT to achieve competitive image generation results with significantly reduced training steps, rivaling other methods like Mamba or Gated Linear Attention. Experiments demonstrate LiT's capability to generate high-resolution, photorealistic images, even on resource-limited devices like laptops. The research explores architectural refinements and optimization strategies to improve the performance of linear Diffusion Transformers. This work is aimed at cost-effectively training a linear DiT for photorealistic image generation by focusing on linear attention design, weight inheritance, and knowledge distillation.

该文档介绍了 LiT（Linear Diffusion Transformer），一种专为高效图像生成设计的线性扩散变换器。LiT 简化了线性注意力机制，并采用了一种新颖的训练策略，包括权重继承和混合知识蒸馏，使其在大幅减少训练步骤的同时，仍能实现与 Mamba 或 Gated Linear Attention 等方法相媲美的图像生成效果。实验表明，LiT 能够生成高分辨率、逼真的图像，即使在笔记本电脑等资源受限的设备上也能运行。研究还探讨了架构优化和训练策略，以提升线性扩散变换器的性能。本研究的目标是通过专注于线性注意力设计、权重继承和知识蒸馏，以更低的成本训练出高质量的 LiT 模型，实现逼真的图像生成。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12976

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今天的主题是：Knowledge in multi-robot systems: an interplay of dynamics, computation and communication

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This paper bridges the gap between control theory, distributed computing, and temporal epistemic logic to analyze multi-robot systems. It formulates robot behaviors using both hybrid dynamical systems and state machines executing look-compute-move cycles, demonstrating compatibility between these models. The authors introduce the concept of "time paths" to synchronize local robot executions within a global time frame and establish epistemic frames to reason about robot knowledge and task solvability. Sufficient epistemic conditions are derived for exploration, surveillance, and gathering tasks, showing how the robots can accomplish these tasks under specific knowledge-based requirements. The exploration task shows that the classic LUMI robot model is very powerful for information gathering. The framework aims to integrate multiple perspectives for a comprehensive approach to multi-robot systems.

本论文融合了控制理论、分布式计算和时态认知逻辑，以分析多机器人系统。研究使用混合动力系统和执行“观察-计算-移动”循环的状态机来建模机器人行为，并证明了这些模型之间的兼容性。作者提出了“时间路径”概念，以在全局时间框架内同步本地机器人执行，并建立了认知框架来推理机器人知识与任务可解性。研究推导出了探索、监视和聚集任务的充分认知条件，展示了机器人在特定知识要求下完成任务的方法。探索任务的分析表明，经典的 LUMI 机器人模型在信息收集方面具有强大能力。该框架旨在整合多种视角，为多机器人系统提供全面的研究方法。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18309

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今天的主题是：GCBF+: A Neural Graph Control Barrier Function Framework for Distributed Safe Multi-Agent Control

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This research introduces a novel framework, GCBF+, for safe and scalable control of multi-agent systems using Graph Control Barrier Functions (GCBFs). The framework employs graph neural networks to learn GCBFs and distributed control policies, enabling agents to avoid collisions and reach goals using only local information. A key contribution is a theoretical result proving that a single GCBF can guarantee safety for multi-agent systems of arbitrary size, even when trained on smaller groups. Experimental results, including hardware tests with Crazyflie drones, demonstrate GCBF+'s superior performance compared to existing methods, especially in complex, nonlinear environments. The framework addresses limitations of prior approaches by incorporating actuation limits and using a new loss function that avoids the safety versus goal-reaching trade-off typical in reinforcement learning. The proposed GCBF+ method is shown to be robust to a large range of its hyper-parameters for successful goal reaching and safety maintenance.

本研究提出了一种新颖的框架 GCBF+，利用图控制屏障函数（GCBF）实现多智能体系统的安全可扩展控制。该框架采用图神经网络来学习 GCBF 和分布式控制策略，使智能体仅依赖局部信息即可避障并到达目标。研究的核心贡献之一是理论证明：即使仅在小规模智能体群体上训练，一个单一的 GCBF 也能确保任意规模的多智能体系统的安全。实验结果（包括 Crazyflie 无人机的硬件测试）表明，GCBF+ 在复杂非线性环境中相较现有方法表现更优。该框架通过引入执行限制并采用新的损失函数，克服了以往方法的局限性，避免了强化学习中常见的“安全性与目标达成之间的权衡”问题。研究还表明，GCBF+ 在较广泛的超参数范围内均能保持目标达成和系统安全的鲁棒性。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14554

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今天的主题是：Thoughts Are All Over the Place: On the Underthinking of o1-Like LLMs

Summary

This research investigates "underthinking" in large language models (LLMs), where models prematurely switch between reasoning strategies on complex tasks. The authors found that this frequent thought-switching correlates with incorrect answers and propose a metric to quantify this inefficiency. To address this, they introduce a "thought switching penalty" (TIP) during decoding, discouraging early transitions between reasoning paths. Experiments show that TIP improves accuracy without fine-tuning the model. The study contributes to understanding and mitigating reasoning inefficiencies in LLMs, enhancing their problem-solving capabilities. The authors analyze prior work in reasoning with LLMs, as well as manipulation of decoding penalties.

本研究探讨了大型语言模型（LLM）的“思维不足”问题，即在处理复杂任务时，模型过早切换推理策略。作者发现，这种频繁的思维切换与错误答案存在相关性，并提出了一种量化该低效性的指标。为了解决这一问题，研究在解码过程中引入了“思维切换惩罚”（TIP），以抑制推理路径的过早转换。实验表明，TIP 在无需微调模型的情况下提高了准确率。本研究有助于理解并缓解 LLM 的推理低效性，增强其问题解决能力。作者还分析了 LLM 推理相关的先前研究以及解码惩罚的调整方法。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18585

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今天的主题是：o3-mini vs DeepSeek-R1: Which One is Safer?

Summary

The study assesses the safety of two large language models (LLMs), DeepSeek-R1 and OpenAI's o3-mini, using an automated testing tool called ASTRAL. It explores how these models respond to unsafe prompts across various categories, writing styles, and persuasion techniques. The research indicates that DeepSeek-R1 exhibits significantly more unsafe behaviors compared to o3-mini, particularly in categories like financial crime and violence. This suggests DeepSeek-R1 is less aligned with safety standards than o3-mini, and earlier OpenAI models, with potential implications for real-world applications. The researchers also note that OpenAI's policy violation safeguards may have influenced o3-mini's safety results, requiring further testing upon its full release. This work emphasizes the importance of robust safety evaluations for LLMs before widespread deployment.

该研究评估了两个大型语言模型（LLM），DeepSeek-R1 和 OpenAI 的 o3-mini，在自动化测试工具 ASTRAL 下的安全性。研究探讨了这些模型在不同类别、写作风格和说服技巧下对不安全提示的响应情况。研究结果表明，DeepSeek-R1 在金融犯罪和暴力等类别中表现出明显更多的不安全行为，相较而言，o3-mini 的安全性更高。这表明 DeepSeek-R1 在安全标准上的对齐程度低于 o3-mini 以及 OpenAI 早期的模型，可能会对现实世界的应用产生影响。研究人员还指出，OpenAI 的政策违规防护机制可能影响了 o3-mini 的安全测试结果，因此需要在其完整发布后进行进一步测试。本研究强调，在广泛部署 LLM 之前，进行严格的安全评估至关重要。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18438

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今天的主题是：CodeMonkeys: Scaling Test-Time Compute for Software Engineering

Summary

The "CodeMonkeys" paper introduces a system that improves large language model (LLM) performance on software engineering tasks by scaling test-time compute. This scaling is achieved by iteratively generating and testing code edits, both serially (more iterations per attempt) and in parallel (multiple attempts simultaneously). The system identifies relevant code context, generates candidate edits with accompanying tests, and selects the best edit through voting and a dedicated selection process. By amortizing the cost of context identification and using a combination of test-based voting and model-based selection, CodeMonkeys achieves competitive results on the SWE-bench Verified dataset. The paper also explores combining edits from multiple sources, demonstrating the effectiveness of their selection method in heterogeneous ensembles. Furthermore, an exploration of DeepSeek-V3 as a cheaper alternative to Claude Sonnet 3.5 is analyzed for potential benefits.

“CodeMonkeys” 论文提出了一种提升大语言模型（LLM）在软件工程任务上表现的系统，其核心思路是扩展测试时计算（test-time compute）。这种扩展通过迭代地生成和测试代码修改来实现，包括串行方式（在单次尝试中进行更多迭代）和并行方式（同时进行多个尝试）。

该系统首先识别相关代码上下文，然后生成候选代码修改及其测试，并通过投票机制和专门的选择流程挑选最佳修改方案。通过摊销上下文识别成本，并结合基于测试的投票和基于模型的选择，CodeMonkeys 在 SWE-bench Verified 数据集上取得了具备竞争力的结果。

此外，论文还探索了如何整合来自多个来源的代码修改，验证了该系统在异构集成（heterogeneous ensembles）中的有效性。同时，研究对比了DeepSeek-V3 作为 Claude Sonnet 3.5 的低成本替代方案，分析了其潜在优势。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14723

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今天的主题是：Return of the Encoder: Maximizing Parameter Efficiency for SLMs

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This paper challenges the current trend of using decoder-only architectures for language models, particularly for smaller language models (SLMs). It argues that encoder-decoder architectures offer superior efficiency and performance in resource-constrained environments, especially regarding latency and throughput on edge devices. The researchers introduce a knowledge distillation framework that allows encoder-decoder models to learn from larger decoder-only models while maintaining their architectural advantages. They also demonstrate the benefits of encoder-decoder models in vision-language tasks by integrating a vision encoder. Their findings suggest that focusing on architectural choices is crucial for creating efficient SLMs, especially for on-device deployment, rather than simply scaling down large models. They show that encoder-decoder models with knowledge distillation can outperform decoder-only models and reduce latency significantly.

该论文对当前以解码器（decoder-only）架构为主的语言模型趋势提出质疑，尤其针对小型语言模型（Small Language Models, SLMs）。研究表明，在资源受限环境（如边缘设备）中，编码器-解码器（encoder-decoder）架构在延迟和吞吐量方面表现更优，具备更高的效率和性能。为此，研究者提出了一种知识蒸馏（knowledge distillation）框架，使编码器-解码器模型能够从更大的解码器模型学习，同时保持其架构优势。此外，论文还通过集成视觉编码器（vision encoder），验证了编码器-解码器模型在视觉-语言任务中的优势。研究结果表明，优化架构选择比单纯缩小大模型规模更关键，尤其是在**端侧部署（on-device deployment）**的场景中。实验进一步证明，结合知识蒸馏的编码器-解码器模型不仅优于解码器模型，还能显著降低延迟。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16273

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今天的主题是：RL + Transformer = A General-Purpose Problem Solver

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This paper introduces an innovative approach called In-Context Reinforcement Learning (ICRL) that utilizes a pre-trained transformer model to solve problems, even those it hasn't seen before. The model, Llama 3.1 8B, is fine-tuned with reinforcement learning, enabling it to meta-learn and adapt to new environments with remarkable efficiency. The ICRL-trained transformer demonstrates the ability to combine learned skills, handle suboptimal training data, and adjust to changing environments, showcasing its potential as a general-purpose problem solver. The study assesses its performance on in-distribution and out-of-distribution environments, highlighting its ability to stitch together behaviors from its context and improve its solutions iteratively. The results indicate that ICRL holds promise for developing AI systems with human-like adaptability, although the ethical implications of autonomous agents are also considered and discussed. The work also reveals challenges related to exploration, suggesting potential avenues for future research to enhance the capabilities of ICRL-trained transformers.

该论文提出了一种创新方法——上下文强化学习（In-Context Reinforcement Learning, ICRL），该方法利用 预训练变换器模型 解决问题，包括此前未曾见过的问题。研究采用 Llama 3.1 8B 作为基础模型，并通过强化学习进行微调，使其具备元学习能力，从而能够高效适应新环境。实验表明，ICRL 训练的变换器能够整合已学技能、处理次优训练数据，并适应环境变化，展现出其作为通用问题求解器的潜力。研究评估了该模型在分布内（in-distribution）与分布外（out-of-distribution）环境中的表现，强调其能够基于上下文拼接行为（stitch together behaviors）并迭代优化解决方案。结果表明，ICRL 有望推动具备类人适应能力的人工智能系统的发展，同时研究也探讨了自主智能体的伦理影响。此外，研究揭示了 ICRL 在探索方面的挑战，并提出了未来研究方向，以进一步提升 ICRL 训练的变换器的能力。

原文链接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14176