Understanding R1-Zero Training From First Principles

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Zichen Liu explains R1-Zero training from first principles, covering GRPO instabilities and the conditions that give rise to R1-Zero

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R1-Zero sparked a replication wave across the AI research community. Zichen Liu explains what his team found when they dug deeper from GRPO instabilities to the precise conditions that give rise to the aha moment and what that means for anyone trying to study R1-Zero-like training.

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