I read this to get up to speed on RL for LLMs. If you have limited time, I’d recommend reading the entire first chapter covering the basics and some terminology

I read this to get up to speed on RL for LLMs. If you have limited time, I’d recommend reading the entire first chapter covering the basics and some terminology and then section 5.4 on RL for LLMs. I struggled a lot with the first chapter, and had to look up a lot of terms that weren’t defined. But ultimately it was one of the most worthwhile things I read, and has helped me follow along with other important papers.