Enthusiastic researchers from Beijing Wenge Technology Co., Ltd. and the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified an imperative need for models tailored specifically for Chinese applications in large language models. To address this, the researchers have proposed YAYI2-30B, a revolutionary multilingual model with 30 billion parameters! The model is designed to overcome limitations encountered in models like MPT-30B, Falcon-40B, and LLaMA 2-34B, and is capable of comprehending knowledge across diverse domains while excelling in mathematical reasoning and programming tasks.
The unique features of YAYI2-30B set it apart from its predecessors. Its decoder-only architecture, enriched by FlashAttention 2 and MQA, shows increased efficiency and superior performance. Additionally, the strategic alignment processes of Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) contribute to the model’s adaptability and proficiency across various benchmarks.
Evaluations on MMLU, AGIEval, CMMLU, GSM8K, HumanEval, and MBPP have shown YAYI2-30B’s versatility, highlighting its prowess in knowledge understanding, mathematical reasoning, and programming tasks. Its real-world applicability is a testament to the successful fusion of FlashAttention 2, MQA, and alignment processes. YAYI2-30B is not only an incremental improvement but also a leap forward in large language models.
The journey to address the challenges of language understanding in Chinese applications has taken a remarkable step forward with the advent of YAYI2-30B. The researchers’ commitment to refining large language models is evident in the model’s capacity to understand and reason across domains and execute complex programming tasks. We can only imagine the potential for groundbreaking advancements in this field, and are excited to see what the future holds. However, users are urged to approach its implementation responsibly, given the potential impact on safety-critical scenarios.
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