Parenting: Optimizing Knowledge Selection of Retrieval-Augmented Language Models with Parameter Decoupling and Tailored Tuning

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Main Authors: Xu, Yongxin, Zhang, Ruizhe, Jiang, Xinke, Feng, Yujie, Xiao, Yuzhen, Ma, Xinyu, Zhu, Runchuan, Chu, Xu, Zhao, Junfeng, Wang, Yasha
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author Xu, Yongxin
Zhang, Ruizhe
Jiang, Xinke
Feng, Yujie
Xiao, Yuzhen
Ma, Xinyu
Zhu, Runchuan
Chu, Xu
Zhao, Junfeng
Wang, Yasha
author_facet Xu, Yongxin
Zhang, Ruizhe
Jiang, Xinke
Feng, Yujie
Xiao, Yuzhen
Ma, Xinyu
Zhu, Runchuan
Chu, Xu
Zhao, Junfeng
Wang, Yasha
contents Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) offers an effective solution to the issues faced by Large Language Models (LLMs) in hallucination generation and knowledge obsolescence by incorporating externally retrieved knowledge. However, existing methods lack effective control mechanisms for integrating internal and external knowledge. Inspired by human cognitive processes, we propose Parenting, a novel framework that decouples, identifies, and purposefully optimizes parameter subspaces related to adherence and robustness. Specifically, Parenting utilizes a key parameter mining method that combines forward and backward propagation signals to localize subspaces representing different capabilities. Then, Parenting employs a type-tailored tuning strategy, applying specific and appropriate optimizations to different subspaces, aiming to achieve a balanced enhancement of both adherence and robustness. Extensive experiments on various datasets and models validate the effectiveness and generalizability of our method.
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spellingShingle Parenting: Optimizing Knowledge Selection of Retrieval-Augmented Language Models with Parameter Decoupling and Tailored Tuning
Xu, Yongxin
Zhang, Ruizhe
Jiang, Xinke
Feng, Yujie
Xiao, Yuzhen
Ma, Xinyu
Zhu, Runchuan
Chu, Xu
Zhao, Junfeng
Wang, Yasha
Computation and Language
Information Retrieval
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) offers an effective solution to the issues faced by Large Language Models (LLMs) in hallucination generation and knowledge obsolescence by incorporating externally retrieved knowledge. However, existing methods lack effective control mechanisms for integrating internal and external knowledge. Inspired by human cognitive processes, we propose Parenting, a novel framework that decouples, identifies, and purposefully optimizes parameter subspaces related to adherence and robustness. Specifically, Parenting utilizes a key parameter mining method that combines forward and backward propagation signals to localize subspaces representing different capabilities. Then, Parenting employs a type-tailored tuning strategy, applying specific and appropriate optimizations to different subspaces, aiming to achieve a balanced enhancement of both adherence and robustness. Extensive experiments on various datasets and models validate the effectiveness and generalizability of our method.
title Parenting: Optimizing Knowledge Selection of Retrieval-Augmented Language Models with Parameter Decoupling and Tailored Tuning
topic Computation and Language
Information Retrieval
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10360