Separate the Wheat from the Chaff: Model Deficiency Unlearning via Parameter-Efficient Module Operation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08090v2
• Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 07:23:49 GMT
• Title: Separate the Wheat from the Chaff: Model Deficiency Unlearning via Parameter-Efficient Module Operation
• Authors: Xinshuo Hu, Dongfang Li, Baotian Hu, Zihao Zheng, Zhenyu Liu, Min Zhang
• Abstract summary: Large language models (LLMs) have been widely used in various applications but are known to suffer from issues related to untruthfulness and toxicity. We propose a PEMs operation approach, namely Extraction-before-Subtraction (Ext-Sub), to enhance the truthfulness and detoxification of LLMs.
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• Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have been widely used in various applications but are known to suffer from issues related to untruthfulness and toxicity. While parameter-efficient modules (PEMs) have demonstrated their effectiveness in equipping models with new skills, leveraging PEMs for deficiency unlearning remains underexplored. In this work, we propose a PEMs operation approach, namely Extraction-before-Subtraction (Ext-Sub), to enhance the truthfulness and detoxification of LLMs through the integration of ``expert'' PEM and ``anti-expert'' PEM. Remarkably, even anti-expert PEM possess valuable capabilities due to their proficiency in generating fabricated content, which necessitates language modeling and logical narrative competence. Rather than merely negating the parameters, our approach involves extracting and eliminating solely the deficiency capability within anti-expert PEM while preserving the general capabilities. To evaluate the effectiveness of our approach in terms of truthfulness and detoxification, we conduct extensive experiments on LLMs, encompassing additional abilities such as language modeling and mathematical reasoning. Our empirical results demonstrate that our approach effectively improves truthfulness and detoxification, while largely preserving the fundamental abilities of LLMs.

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