Large Language Models are Parallel Multilingual Learners
文献类型:期刊论文
作者 | Mu, Yongyu4; Feng, Peinan4; Cao, Zhiquan4; Wu, Yuzhang4; Li, Bei4; Wang, Chenglong4; Xiao, Tong4; Song, Kai2; Liu, Tongran1![]() |
刊名 | arXiv
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出版日期 | 2024 |
通讯作者邮箱 | xiao, tong |
DOI | 10.48550/arXiv.2403.09073 |
英文摘要 | In this study, we reveal an in-context learning (ICL) capability of multilingual large language models (LLMs): by translating the input to several languages, we provide Parallel Input in Multiple Languages (PIM) to LLMs, which significantly enhances their comprehension abilities. To test this capability, we design extensive experiments encompassing 8 typical datasets, 7 languages and 8 state-of-the-art multilingual LLMs. Experimental results show that (1) incorporating more languages help PIM surpass the conventional ICL further; (2) even combining with the translations that are inferior to baseline performance can also help. Moreover, by examining the activated neurons in LLMs, we discover a counterintuitive but interesting phenomenon. Contrary to the common thought that PIM would activate more neurons than monolingual input to leverage knowledge learned from diverse languages, PIM actually inhibits neurons and promotes more precise neuron activation especially when more languages are added. This phenomenon aligns with the neuroscience insight about synaptic pruning, which removes less used neural connections, strengthens remainders, and then enhances brain intelligence. |
收录类别 | EI |
语种 | 英语 |
源URL | [http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/47300] ![]() |
专题 | 心理研究所_中国科学院行为科学重点实验室 |
作者单位 | 1.CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, CAS, Beijing, China 2.ByteDance Inc, China 3.NiuTrans Research, Shenyang, China 4.NLP Lab, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Mu, Yongyu,Feng, Peinan,Cao, Zhiquan,et al. Large Language Models are Parallel Multilingual Learners[J]. arXiv,2024. |
APA | Mu, Yongyu.,Feng, Peinan.,Cao, Zhiquan.,Wu, Yuzhang.,Li, Bei.,...&Zhu, Jingbo.(2024).Large Language Models are Parallel Multilingual Learners.arXiv. |
MLA | Mu, Yongyu,et al."Large Language Models are Parallel Multilingual Learners".arXiv (2024). |
入库方式: OAI收割
来源:心理研究所
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