The maximum reward gain under KL-regularized LM alignment is a Jeffreys divergence term, estimable as covariance from base samples, with best-of-N approaching the theoretical limit.
Theoretical guarantees on the best-of-n alignment policy
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Theoretical Limits of Language Model Alignment
The maximum reward gain under KL-regularized LM alignment is a Jeffreys divergence term, estimable as covariance from base samples, with best-of-N approaching the theoretical limit.