A reward model scores outputs according to preference or quality criteria and provides the signal used in preference-based training.
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Reward Model
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A reward model scores outputs according to preference or quality criteria and provides the signal used in preference-based training.
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It is a judge model that predicts which answers humans would prefer.
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