Developing Safe and Responsible Large Language Model : Can We Balance Bias Reduction and Language Understanding in Large Language Models?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.01399v4
• Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 18:18:16 GMT
• Title: Developing Safe and Responsible Large Language Model : Can We Balance Bias Reduction and Language Understanding in Large Language Models?
• Authors: Shaina Raza, Oluwanifemi Bamgbose, Shardul Ghuge, Fatemeh Tavakol, Deepak John Reji, Syed Raza Bashir,
• Abstract summary: This study explores whether Large Language Models can produce safe, unbiased outputs without sacrificing knowledge or comprehension. We introduce the Safe and Responsible Large Language Model (textbfSR$_textLLM$), which has been instruction fine-tuned atop an inherently safe fine-tuned LLM. Experiments reveal that textbfSR$_textLLM$ effectively reduces biases while preserving knowledge integrity.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have advanced various Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks, such as text generation and translation, among others. However, these models often generate text that can perpetuate biases. Existing approaches to mitigate these biases usually compromise knowledge retention. This study explores whether LLMs can produce safe, unbiased outputs without sacrificing knowledge or comprehension. We introduce the Safe and Responsible Large Language Model (\textbf{SR}$_{\text{LLM}}$), which has been instruction fine-tuned atop an inherently safe fine-tuned LLM to reduce biases in generated texts. We developed a specialized dataset with examples of unsafe and corresponding safe variations to train \textbf{SR}$_{\text{LLM}}$ to identify and correct biased text. Experiments on our specialized dataset and out-of-distribution test sets reveal that \textbf{SR}$_{\text{LLM}}$ effectively reduces biases while preserving knowledge integrity. This performance surpasses that of traditional fine-tuning of smaller language models and base LLMs that merely reply on prompting techniques. Our findings indicate that instruction fine-tuning is an effective strategy for minimizing bias in LLMs while retaining knowledge. The code and dataset are accessible at \href{https://github.com/shainarazavi/Safe-Responsible-LLM}{SR-LLM}.

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