FactAlign: Long-form Factuality Alignment of Large Language Models
Authors: name: Chao-Wei Huang; name: Yun-Nung Chen
Published: 2024-10-02 16:03:13

Abstract: Large language models have demonstrated significant potential as the
next-generation information access engines. However, their reliability is
hindered by issues of hallucination and generating non-factual content. This is
particularly problematic in long-form responses, where assessing and ensuring
factual accuracy is complex. In this paper, we address this gap by proposing
FactAlign, a novel alignment framework designed to enhance the factuality of
LLMs' long-form responses while maintaining their helpfulness. We introduce
fKTO, a fine-grained, sentence-level alignment algorithm that extends the
Kahneman-Tversky Optimization (KTO) alignment method. Leveraging recent
advances in automatic factuality evaluation, FactAlign utilizes fine-grained
factuality assessments to guide the alignment process. Our experiments on
open-domain prompts and information-seeking questions demonstrate that
FactAlign significantly improves the factual accuracy of LLM responses while
also improving their helpfulness. Further analyses identify that FactAlign is
capable of training LLMs to provide more information without losing factual
precision, thus improving the factual F1 score. Our source code, datasets, and
trained models are publicly available at https://github.com/MiuLab/FactAlign