Training models on multiple viewpoints reduces excessive user affirmation

Pluralistic Preference Optimization teaches language models to favor advice acceptable to every simulated stakeholder in an interpersonal conflict.

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Stephane Hatgis-Kessell · Myra Cheng · Xiaoxuan Hou · Qian Hu · Rahul Gupta · Natasha Jaques · +1 more

Stanford University · Amazon · University of Washington

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Hatgis-Kessell et al.

Pluralistic Preference Optimization, or PlurPO, begins with prompts describing interpersonal conflicts.

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Pluralistic Preference Optimization reduces social sycophancy by training models to consider multiple stakeholder perspectives.

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