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Forward versus Backward: Comparing Reasoning Objectives in Direct Preference Optimization

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Main Authors:	Nikzad, Murtaza, Ramanujan, Raghuram
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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