Search, Verify and Feedback: Towards Next Generation Post-training Paradigm of 8000 Foundation Models via Verifier Engineering
This is a collection of papers and other resources for verifier engineering, which corresponds to the paper Search, Verify and Feedback: Towards Next Generation Post-training Paradigm of Foundation Models via Verifier Engineering. We will update the paper content and this repo regularly, and we very much welcome suggestions of any kind.
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| Verifier Type | Verification Form | Verify Granularity | Verifier Source | Extra Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Annotation | Binary/Text | Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Program Based | No |
| Rule-based | Binary/Text | Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Program Based | No |
| Code Interpreter | Binary/Score/Text | Token/Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Program Based | No |
| ORM | Binary/Score/Rank/Text | Full Trajectory | Model Based | Yes |
| Language Model | Binary/Score/Rank/Text | Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Model Based | Yes |
| Tool | Binary/Score/Rank/Text | Token/Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Program Based | No |
| Search Engine | Text | Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Program Based | No |
| PRM | Score | Token/Thought Step | Model Based | Yes |
| Knowledge Graph | Text | Thought Step/Full Trajectory | Program Based | No |
| Search | Verify | Feedback | Task | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STar RFT WizardMath |
Linear | Golden Annotation | Imitation Learning | Math |
| CAG | Linear | Golden Annotation | Imitation Learning | RAG |
| Self-Instruct | Linear | Rule-based | Imitation Learning | General |
| Code Alpaca WizardCoder |
Linear | Rule-based | Imitation Learning | Code |
| ILF-Code | Linear | Code interpreter Human |
Imitation Learning | Code |
| RAFT RRHF |
Linear | ORM | Imitation Learning | General |
| SSO | Linear | Rule-based | Preference Learning | Alignment |
| CodeUltraFeedback | Linear | Language Model | Preference Learning | Code |
| Self-Rewarding | Linear | Language Model | Preference Learning | Alignment |
| StructRAG | Linear | Language Model | Preference Learning | RAG |
| MCTS-DPO | Tree | Language Model | Preference Learning | Math |
| Chain of Preference Optimization | Tree | Language Model | Preference Learning | Reasoning |
| LLAMA-BERRY | Tree | ORM | Preference Learning | Reasoning |
| Math-Shepherd | Linear | Golden Annotation Rule-based |
Reinforcement Learning | Math |
| RLTF PPOCoder |
Linear | Code Interpreter | Reinforcement Learning | Code |
| RLAIF | Linear | Language Model | Reinforcement Learning | General |
| SIRLC | Linear | Language Model | Reinforcement Learning | Reasoning |
| RLFH | Linear | Language Model | Reinforcement Learning | Knowledge |
| RLHF | Linear | ORM | Reinforcement Learning | Alignment |
| Quark | Linear | Tool | Reinforcement Learning | Alignment |
| RLVR | Linear | Binary Verifier | Reinforcement Learning | General |
| ReST-MCTS | Tree | Language Model | Reinforcement Learning | Math |
| CRITIC | Linear | Code Interpreter Tool Search Engine |
Verifier-Aware | Math Code Knowledge General |
| Self-Debug | Linear | Code Interpreter | Verifier-Aware | Code |
| Self-Refine | Linear | Language Model | Verifier-Aware | Alignment |
| ReAct | Linear | Search Engine | Verifier-Aware | Knowledge |
| Constrative Decoding | Linear | Language Model | Verifier-Guided | General |
| Chain-of-Verification | Linear | Language Model | Verifier-Guided | Knowledge |
| Inverse Value Learning | Linear | Language Model | Verifier-Guided | General |
| PRM | Linear | PRM | Verifier-Guided | Math |
| KGR | Linear | Knowledge Graph | Verifier-Guided | Knowledge |
| UoT | Tree | Language Model | Verifier-Guided | General |
| ToT | Tree | Language Model | Verifier-Guided | Reasoning |
If you find our repo useful in your research, please consider citing:
@article{VerifierEngineering,
title={Search, Verify and Feedback: Towards Next Generation Post-training Paradigm of Foundation Models via Verifier Engineering},
author={Xinyan Guan, Yanjiang Liu, Xinyu Lu, Boxi Cao, Ben He, Xianpei Han, Le Sun, Jie Lou, Bowen Yu, Yaojie Lu, Hongyu Lin},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.11504},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11504}
year={2024}
}