| Challenge: | Recent advances in parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) techniques allow for adjustments to only a minor fraction of the parameters of large language models. |
| Approach: | They propose a SImple BOoster to enhance parameter-efficient fine-tuning techniques by injecting an initial residual into the model. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model improves performance on 22 benchmark datasets and can be extended to a range of state-of-the-art techniques. |
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