Alibaba's Qwen team makes AI models think deeper with new algorithm
Reinforcement learning hits a wall with reasoning models because every token gets the same reward. A new algorithm from Alibaba's Qwen team fixes this by weighting each step based on how much it shapes what comes next, doubling the length of thought processes in the process.<br /> The article Alibaba's Qwen team makes AI models think deeper with new algorithm appeared first on The Decoder. [...]
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