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John Schulman and Barret Zoph | ChatGPT and the Art of Post Training

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

HAI Seminar with John Schulman & Barret Zoph

Abstract:

At this seminar, we’ll talk about the history and development process of ChatGPT, tracing its journey from initial prototypes to becoming a large-scale product and research effort. We’ll delve into the technical and operational challenges involved in post-training, including fine-tuning for conversational behavior, addressing alignment issues, and optimizing for large-scale deployment. Additionally, we’ll highlight some of the innovative solutions developed to tackle these challenges. To conclude, we’ll explore a set of open problems in the field, including ethical considerations, maintaining factual accuracy, and advancing the contextual understanding of conversational AI.

Speakers
John Schulman
Researcher at Anthropic, previous, cofounder of OpenAI
Barret Zoph
VP of Research (Post-Training) at OpenAI
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