Data-Centric AI in the Age of Large Language Models

This position paper proposes a data-centric viewpoint of AI research, focusing on large language models (LLMs). We start by making the key observation that data is instrumental in the developmental (e.g., pretraining and fine-tuning) and inferential stages (e.g., in-context learning) of LLMs, and ye...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Xu, Xinyi, Wu, Zhaoxuan, Qiao, Rui, Verma, Arun, Yao Shu, Wang, Jingtan, Niu, Xinyuan, He, Zhenfeng, Chen, Jiangwei, Zhou, Zijian, Gregory Kang Ruey Lau, Dao, Hieu, Lucas Agussurja, Rachael Hwee Ling Sim, Lin, Xiaoqiang, Hu, Wenyang, Dai, Zhongxiang, Pang Wei Koh, Bryan Kian Hsiang Low
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 20.06.2024
Subjects
Benchmarks
Knowledge management
Large language models
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:This position paper proposes a data-centric viewpoint of AI research, focusing on large language models (LLMs). We start by making the key observation that data is instrumental in the developmental (e.g., pretraining and fine-tuning) and inferential stages (e.g., in-context learning) of LLMs, and yet it receives disproportionally low attention from the research community. We identify four specific scenarios centered around data, covering data-centric benchmarks and data curation, data attribution, knowledge transfer, and inference contextualization. In each scenario, we underscore the importance of data, highlight promising research directions, and articulate the potential impacts on the research community and, where applicable, the society as a whole. For instance, we advocate for a suite of data-centric benchmarks tailored to the scale and complexity of data for LLMs. These benchmarks can be used to develop new data curation methods and document research efforts and results, which can help promote openness and transparency in AI and LLM research.
ISSN:2331-8422