Exploration in RL for training LLMs on hard tasks
A CMU blog post published on January 31, 2026 describes three exploration regimes and the risks of stagnation and interference in reinforcement learning.
Source: Regimes de exploração para escalar o reinforcement learning de LLMs (blog.ml.cmu.edu). Text prepared with AI from this source.
What happened and what to do
In a post published on January 31, 2026, the CMU blog describes three exploration regimes for reinforcement learning of language models: sharpening, chaining, and guided exploration. The post says standard RL uses the first two and can stagnate on hard problems. Mixing easy and hard data can also cause interference.
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