Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF) has significantly enhanced the
performance of large language models (LLMs) in tasks such as summarization, dialogue
generation, and content moderation. However, the reliance on human-annotated data makes
RLHF expensive and difficult to scale. To address these challenges, Reinforcement Learning
from AI Feedback (RLAIF) has emerged as a promising alternative. In RLAIF, AI-generated
preference labels replace human feedback, offering a more cost-effective and scalable
solution while maintaining competitive performance. Despite its success in single-model
families, RLAIF’s generalizability across diverse model architectures and scales remains
unclear. This study extends the evaluation of RLAIF by applying it to three different model
families—T5, Phi-3.5, and LLaMa 3.2— representing a variety of model sizes and
architectures. We compare RLAIF with traditional supervised fine-tuning (SFT) and examine
the impact of model size on its effectiveness. Our findings reveal that RLAIF improves model
alignment across all architectures, although the extent of the improvement varies depending
on the model type. The research contributes to the broader discussion on improving the
efficiency and scalability of reinforcement learning techniques for LLM alignment. By
evaluating RLAIF across multiple architectures, our work provides practical guidance for
implementing AI feedback-based alignment techniques that are applicable to a wide range of
LLMs, advancing the field of AI model fine-tuning.