Equation 7 · Part 1 · Claude, From First Principles: Training, Constitutional Methods, and What Actually Shapes a Response
Symbol r
What this part means
r is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
r is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol r→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
The reward term r(x,y) pulls the policy toward whatever the fitted preference model scores highly; the Kullback–Leibler penalty, weighted by , pulls it back toward the reference distribution. That second term is not a minor regulariser. It is the load-bearing assumption behind the entire method: remove it,…
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A function assigns an output to each allowed input. The expression f(x) means “apply f to x”.
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