Orca 2: A Breakthrough in the Evolution of AI Language Models
Large Language Models (LLMs) are designed to understand and produce human-like language, and have been widely used in chatbots, coding, web search, customer support, and content production. Recently, Microsoft introduced Orca 2, a breakthrough in the evolution of AI language models, focused on improving the reasoning capabilities of smaller language models.
Enhancing Smaller Models with Orca 2
Imitation learning has been a prevalent approach in refining small language models, whose reasoning and comprehension skills often need improvement. However, Orca 2 goes beyond imitation learning by instructing the model in various reasoning techniques, guiding them to discern the most effective solution strategy for each specific task.
Zero-Shot Reasoning and Benchmark Performance
Orca 2’s zero-shot reasoning ability has the potential to improve smaller neural networks, as demonstrated through comprehensive benchmarks where it outperformed other equivalent models related to language understanding, common sense reasoning, multi-step math problems, reading comprehension, and summarization. For instance, on zero-shot reasoning tasks, Orca 2-13B achieved over 25% higher accuracy than comparable 13B models and matched a 70B model.
Orca 2 marks a significant stride in the evolution of small language models, showcasing a new approach to unleashing the potential of compact AI models.
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