NLP Analysis in the Intersection of RLHF and NER
Named Entity Recognition (NER) plays a crucial role in Natural Language Processing(NLP) by identifying and classifying named entities such as persons, organizations, and locations within the textual data. Traditional NER mod- els firstly depend on supervised learning techniques and manually annotated datasets. However, such a method for some times struggles with generalization, domain adaptation, and handling noisy data. To address these challenges, this research explores a novel approach by integrating reinforcement learning with human feedback(RLHF) into the NER framework. By using an actor-critic Re- inforcement Learning paradigm, the model continuously improves recognition through iterative feedback and reward-based mechanisms. The proposed system employs GloVe embeddings to capture contextual word representations, look after a semantic understanding of textual data. A bidirectional long-shot-term memory network (BiLSTM) is used as a feature extractor to encode sequential dependencies, followed by an actor network responsible for predicting labels and a critic network evaluating the predicted results. The model interacts with an environment where tokenized words are processed sequentially and rewards are assigned based on correct classifications. A reinforcement learning policy updates the model parameters based on observed rewards, allowed dynamic adaptation, and improved perfor- mance over multiple episodes. To evaluate the effectiveness of our approach, we train and test the model on a custom data set extracted from textual sources. Performance is assessed using accuracy, precision, and the F-1 score to ensure a comprehensive evalu- ation. Experimental results demonstrate that the RLHF- based NER system outperforms conventional supervised learning methods by reducing overfitting, adapting to unseen entities, and leveraging human-in-the-loop feedback to refine predictions. The findings suggest that reinforcement learning can enhance the robustness and adaptability of NEW models, making them more suitable for real-world applications such as information extraction, knowledge graph con- struction, and automated document processing. Research contributes to the evolving landscapes pf interactive NLP sys- tems by combining deep learning with reinforcement learning, paving the way for more adaptive and human-aligned text processing solutions. Future work aims to improve reward mechanisms, integrate external knowledge sources for improved entity disambiguation, and explore the model’s applicability across multiple languages and specialized domains.
Publication Details
- Journal
- ThinkTech (Texas Tech University)
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- Primary Topic
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
- Type
- article
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