New Paper Uses Fisher Information to Explain Sparse Parameter Updates in LLM Post-Training

A new paper by UIUC researchers explains from a Fisher information perspective why parameter updates are so sparse during LLM post-training, covering RL, SFT, and on-policy distillation, drawing praise from the community.

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