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CoRT: Counterfactual Replay for Token-Level Rubric-Guided Policy Optimization

73 upvotes · 28 JUL 2026 · Bo-Wen Zhang, Junwei He, Wen Wang et al.

This paper proposes a method to improve language model training by allocating credit to individual tokens within a response, allowing for more nuanced evaluation of model performance. Practitioners may care about this method as it can lead to better language model performance, especially in tasks that require specific formatting or semantic choices.

β-OPSD: Deriving with Policy Optimization, Training with Self-Distillation

21 upvotes · 30 JUL 2026 · Jiawei Xu, Minghui Liu, Juzheng Zhang et al.

This paper develops a new method for improving reasoning language models, called β-OPSD, which combines policy optimization and self-distillation to improve stability and performance. Practitioners might care about this method because it provides a more efficient and effective way to improve language model reasoning abilities.

When Does Muon Help Agentic Reinforcement Learning?

13 upvotes · 17 JUL 2026 · Kai Ruan, Jinghao Lin, Zihe Huang et al.

This paper investigates the use of the Muon optimizer in reinforcement learning (RL) post-training and finds that it can significantly improve the success rate of RL agents, especially when combined with other techniques like policy optimization and advantage estimation. Practitioners in RL may care about this research to explore new ways to improve the performance of their agents.

Beyond Euclidean Clipping: Overcoming Exploration Collapse in LLM RL via Riemannian Isometric Policy Optimization

13 upvotes · 11 JUL 2026 · Zhicheng Cai, Xinyuan Guo, Hanlin Wu et al.

This paper addresses a problem in reinforcement learning (RL) where algorithms with PPO-Clip suffer from "exploration collapse", where they fail to explore new areas of the environment. The authors propose a new method called Riemannian Isometric Policy Optimization (RIPO) that helps to balance exploration and exploitation by using a more accurate geometric metric.

Beyond Entropy: Correctness-Aware Advantage Shaping via Contrastive Policy Optimization

10 upvotes · 16 JUL 2026 · Weiwen Xu, Jia Liu, Hou Pong Chan et al.

This paper proposes a new method for advantage shaping in reinforcement learning called Contrastive Policy Optimization (CPO), which uses contrastive disagreement between reference-guided and vanilla generation distributions to indicate correctness. Practitioners might care because it can improve the effectiveness of reinforcement learning methods in generating correct responses.