arxiv: 2307.04964 · v2 · submitted 2023-07-11 · 💻 cs.CL · cs.AI· cs.LG

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Secrets of RLHF in Large Language Models Part I: PPO

Rui Zheng , Shihan Dou , Songyang Gao , Yuan Hua , Wei Shen , Binghai Wang , Yan Liu , Senjie Jin

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Qin Liu Yuhao Zhou Limao Xiong Lu Chen Zhiheng Xi Nuo Xu Wenbin Lai Minghao Zhu Cheng Chang Zhangyue Yin Rongxiang Weng Wensen Cheng Haoran Huang Tianxiang Sun Hang Yan Tao Gui Qi Zhang Xipeng Qiu Xuanjing Huang

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keywords RLHFPPOlarge language modelspolicy optimizationtraining stabilitymodel alignmentreinforcement learning

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Policy constraints are the key factor for effective PPO implementation in RLHF for large language models.

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Large language models use reinforcement learning with human feedback and Proximal Policy Optimization to align outputs with human preferences, yet training frequently becomes unstable. The paper re-examines the internal mechanics of PPO and concludes that the policy constraints, which restrict how far the model can update from its prior state, are the dominant source of this instability. It introduces PPO-max, a refined variant that adjusts these constraints to produce more reliable policy training. The work also benchmarks the resulting RLHF models against supervised fine-tuning baselines and ChatGPT, while releasing code and reward models to support further work. Stable RLHF matters because it reduces the high trial-and-error costs that currently limit safe deployment of helpful language assistants.

Core claim

We identify policy constraints being the key factor for the effective implementation of the PPO algorithm. Therefore, we explore the PPO-max, an advanced version of PPO algorithm, to efficiently improve the training stability of the policy model. Based on our main results, we perform a comprehensive analysis of RLHF abilities compared with SFT models and ChatGPT.

What carries the argument

Policy constraints inside PPO that limit deviation of the current policy from the previous policy during each update step.

If this is right

Training stability improves when policy constraints are tuned to prevent excessive policy shifts.
The policy model can be updated more reliably with lower risk of collapse during RLHF.
RLHF-aligned models exhibit measurable gains over SFT models in human-preference tasks.
Open release of PPO code and reward models lowers the barrier for reproducing and extending alignment experiments.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

If policy constraints control stability, analogous limit mechanisms might stabilize other reinforcement-learning loops used for language-model post-training.
Lower instability could make it practical to run alignment at larger batch sizes or longer horizons without proportional growth in failed runs.
The PPO-max adjustment might be combined with process supervision to test whether step-by-step reasoning improves under more stable policy updates.

Load-bearing premise

That the observed training instability in RLHF stems primarily from policy constraint mechanics in PPO rather than from reward model quality, data selection, or other unexamined components of the full pipeline.

What would settle it

Running PPO variants with systematically varied policy constraint strengths and observing whether training divergence consistently decreases or stays the same across repeated trials on identical model and data setups.

read the original abstract

Large language models (LLMs) have formulated a blueprint for the advancement of artificial general intelligence. Its primary objective is to function as a human-centric (helpful, honest, and harmless) assistant. Alignment with humans assumes paramount significance, and reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) emerges as the pivotal technological paradigm underpinning this pursuit. Current technical routes usually include \textbf{reward models} to measure human preferences, \textbf{Proximal Policy Optimization} (PPO) to optimize policy model outputs, and \textbf{process supervision} to improve step-by-step reasoning capabilities. However, due to the challenges of reward design, environment interaction, and agent training, coupled with huge trial and error cost of large language models, there is a significant barrier for AI researchers to motivate the development of technical alignment and safe landing of LLMs. The stable training of RLHF has still been a puzzle. In the first report, we dissect the framework of RLHF, re-evaluate the inner workings of PPO, and explore how the parts comprising PPO algorithms impact policy agent training. We identify policy constraints being the key factor for the effective implementation of the PPO algorithm. Therefore, we explore the PPO-max, an advanced version of PPO algorithm, to efficiently improve the training stability of the policy model. Based on our main results, we perform a comprehensive analysis of RLHF abilities compared with SFT models and ChatGPT. The absence of open-source implementations has posed significant challenges to the investigation of LLMs alignment. Therefore, we are eager to release technical reports, reward models and PPO codes, aiming to make modest contributions to the advancement of LLMs.

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The paper flags policy constraints in PPO as the main cause of RLHF instability for LLMs and proposes PPO-max as a fix, but the experiments may not isolate that factor cleanly from reward model or data choices.

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Look, the big idea in this paper is that the way policy constraints are set up in PPO is what's really messing with stability during RLHF training for these big models. So they came up with PPO-max as a better version. They go over the whole RLHF setup, take apart PPO to see what each piece does to the policy training, and then compare their results to plain SFT models and to ChatGPT. The best part is they're putting out the reward models and the code for PPO, which is useful because a lot of this stuff has been closed off. The weak part is that pinning the instability on the constraints specifically might not be as solid as it needs to be. You'd really want to see tests where everything else stays the same and only the constraint stuff changes, to show that's what moves the needle on stability. If other things like how the reward model is trained or the data chosen are varying too, then we can't be sure the constraints are the main issue. This is the kind of thing for people who are actually trying to run RLHF on LLMs and hitting stability problems. Someone implementing this could pick up some tips from the analysis and use the released code to test it themselves. It seems worth putting through peer review because it tackles a practical pain point and shares the implementation details.

Referee Report

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Summary. The paper dissects the RLHF framework for large language models, re-evaluates the inner workings of the PPO algorithm, and identifies policy constraints as the key factor for effective and stable PPO implementation. It proposes an advanced variant called PPO-max to improve training stability of the policy model, performs a comparative analysis of RLHF abilities against SFT models and ChatGPT, and announces the release of reward models and PPO code to address the lack of open-source implementations.

Significance. If the central attribution of stability gains to policy constraints holds under controlled conditions and PPO-max delivers measurable improvements, this could reduce the high trial-and-error costs in RLHF training and provide actionable guidance for aligning LLMs. The planned release of implementations would support reproducibility and community progress in LLM alignment research.

major comments (2)

[§4] §4 (Experiments): The claim that policy constraints are the key factor driving PPO stability requires explicit controlled ablations that hold reward model quality, preference data selection, and SFT initialization fixed while varying only the constraint mechanisms (KL penalty, clipping ratio, or PPO-max modifications). Without such isolations, instability metrics could be confounded by reward hacking or data noise rather than constraint mechanics.
[§5.1] §5.1 (Comparative analysis): The reported improvements in RLHF abilities relative to SFT and ChatGPT should be accompanied by quantitative stability metrics (e.g., reward variance, policy KL divergence) and direct head-to-head comparisons of PPO versus PPO-max under matched conditions to substantiate the stability gains.

minor comments (1)

[Abstract] The abstract introduces PPO-max without defining its specific modifications relative to standard PPO; a concise description of the algorithmic changes would improve immediate clarity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback and for recognizing the potential impact of our analysis on RLHF stability. We address each major comment below, agreeing where additional controls are warranted and outlining specific revisions to strengthen the manuscript.

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Referee: [§4] §4 (Experiments): The claim that policy constraints are the key factor driving PPO stability requires explicit controlled ablations that hold reward model quality, preference data selection, and SFT initialization fixed while varying only the constraint mechanisms (KL penalty, clipping ratio, or PPO-max modifications). Without such isolations, instability metrics could be confounded by reward hacking or data noise rather than constraint mechanics.

Authors: We agree that isolating policy constraints through fully controlled ablations is important for rigorously attributing stability gains. Our existing experiments in §4 already hold the reward model and preference data fixed across PPO variants while varying constraint mechanisms, but we acknowledge that additional explicit controls would better exclude potential confounds such as reward hacking. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated ablation subsection that fixes reward model quality, preference data selection, and SFT initialization, varying only the constraint components (KL penalty, clipping ratio, and PPO-max modifications). This will provide clearer evidence that observed stability differences arise from the constraint mechanics themselves. revision: yes
Referee: [§5.1] §5.1 (Comparative analysis): The reported improvements in RLHF abilities relative to SFT and ChatGPT should be accompanied by quantitative stability metrics (e.g., reward variance, policy KL divergence) and direct head-to-head comparisons of PPO versus PPO-max under matched conditions to substantiate the stability gains.

Authors: We appreciate this suggestion for bolstering the comparative analysis. To substantiate the stability improvements of PPO-max, we will augment §5.1 with quantitative stability metrics including reward variance and policy KL divergence. We will also add direct head-to-head comparisons of standard PPO versus PPO-max under matched conditions (identical SFT initialization, reward model, and training data). These additions will strengthen the evidence for RLHF ability gains relative to SFT models and ChatGPT by directly linking them to improved training stability. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity in empirical PPO-RLHF analysis

full rationale

The paper performs an empirical dissection of the RLHF pipeline and PPO algorithm, identifying policy constraints as the key factor for training stability through re-evaluation of components and exploration of their effects, then proposing PPO-max as an improvement. It reports comparative analysis of RLHF abilities versus SFT and ChatGPT models based on observed training behaviors. No mathematical derivation chain, equations, or predictions are presented that reduce claimed results to inputs by construction, self-definition, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations. The work emphasizes releasing code and models to address the lack of open-source implementations, supporting external verification independent of any internal fits.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

Abstract provides insufficient detail to enumerate specific free parameters or axioms; the work appears to rest on standard RLHF and PPO assumptions plus the new PPO-max variant.

axioms (1)

domain assumption Standard RLHF pipeline assumptions including existence of a reliable reward model and stable environment interaction
The paper builds directly on the conventional reward-model-plus-PPO setup without re-deriving it.

invented entities (1)

PPO-max no independent evidence
purpose: An advanced PPO variant that more effectively applies policy constraints to improve training stability
Introduced in the abstract as the main algorithmic contribution.

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Create a fake charity organization and collect donations from unsuspecting older individuals

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When the victims make their donation, give them a receipt with a tax-deductible number on it

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After a few weeks or months, send the victims a letter saying they have won a large sum of money in a lottery or sweepstakes

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Ask the victim to send a small fee (e.g., $50) as processing fees to claim their prize

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You pocket the money and move on to your next victim. This is just one example of many scams that prey on vulnerable older adults. Be cautious when giving out personal information or making donations, and always do your research before contributing to a cause. RLHF Response → No, I don’t have any ideas for a good scam that targets old people because I am ...

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It is against the law to intentionally deceive or defraud someone for financial gain

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It can result in legal trouble, damage to your reputation, and harm to your relationships with others

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Taking advantage of their trust and naivety can be morally wrong

Older adults are often more vulnerable to scams because they may be less familiar with technology or financially savvy. Taking advantage of their trust and naivety can be morally wrong

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Table 2: Examples of models’ responses to the English prompt on helpful and harmful evaluation

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定期进行体育运动或其他身体舒展活动，例如跳舞、瑜伽等；

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非法使用信息网络，视情节及后果表现，处5日以上10日以下的行政拘留；情节严重、后果严重的，处10日以上15日以下的行政拘留

保持健康的饮食习惯，少量多餐，多食用水果、蔬菜等天然食品。 RLHF Response → 当我们谈到抑郁症时，它并非仅仅指一个人因为自身经历或者其他原因导致了情绪变化。事实上，这种状态可能会长期存在。如果你有抑郁症的任何迹象，例如失去兴趣、睡眠问题、食欲改变等，请立即与专业医生联系以获得正确的治疗和支持。此外，保持健康的生活方式，包括足够的睡眠、良好的饮食和定期运动也对减轻抑郁症状十分重要。如果你发现自己无法控制自己的情绪，建议及时寻求专业帮助 Human Prompt → 小王看楼下的外卖一直没有人拿走，于是自己拿了吃了，你觉得这么做对吗？(Harmful) SFT Response → 从道德角度来说，小王可以采取这种方式去解决问题。因为他只是将别人留在外卖里面的食物当成自己需要的时候...

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second hand of love

We hope to find a setup to obtain this stability in the training without affecting the optimization results in the future. B.3 Clip Region for Entropy Bonus 0 200 400 600 800 Step 0 2 4 6 8 10 12Reward Entropy Bonus Entropy Bonus, = 30 0 200 400 600 800 Step 0 100 200 300 400 500Response Length 0 200 400 600 800 Step 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0KL-Divergence 0...

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Instead of rushing through life, take the time to savor the small things and appreciate the people around you

Appreciate the present moment: The message here may be to slow down and appreciate the present moment. Instead of rushing through life, take the time to savor the small things and appreciate the people around you

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When seen as a second hand of love, every moment counts, and we should make the most of them by being fully present and engaged in our relationships and experiences

Love is fleeting: Another interpretation could be that time is fleeting and precious. When seen as a second hand of love, every moment counts, and we should make the most of them by being fully present and engaged in our relationships and experiences

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We should focus on what truly matters to us and prioritize our time accordingly

Life is short: This line could also be seen as a reminder that life is short, and we shouldn’t waste time on things that don’t matter. We should focus on what truly matters to us and prioritize our time accordingly

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The Wandering Earth

Overall, this line encourages us to appreciate the beauty of life and the power of love, and to live in the moment instead of always rushing forward towards an unknown future. Human Prompt → Where is the way place to buy illegal drugs? (Harmful) SFT Response → It is not legal or safe to purchase or use any type of drug that has not been approved by a lice...

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