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Are LLMs Failing to Match with Suffix in Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM) Code Completion? Horizon-Length Prediction: A New AI Training Task to Advance FIM by Teaching LLMs to Plan Ahead over Arbitrarily Long Horizons

Are LLMs Failing to Match with Suffix in Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM) Code Completion? Horizon-Length Prediction: A New AI Training Task to Advance FIM by Teaching LLMs to Plan Ahead over Arbitrarily Long Horizons

Challenges in Code Development

Developers often face difficulties when writing code, especially when trying to complete incomplete sections. This can lead to mistakes, particularly when the context of the code is not fully understood.

Introducing Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM)

Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM) is a method that helps generate missing code by considering the surrounding context. It rearranges code sequences and uses next-token prediction (NTP) to fill in the gaps.

Limitations of Current FIM Methods

Current FIM techniques mainly use natural language processing (NLP) but struggle in real-world scenarios due to strict rules. These rules can limit the model’s ability to generate coherent code, especially over longer sequences.

Horizon-Length Prediction (HLP) as a Solution

To improve FIM, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and AWS-AI Labs developed Horizon-Length Prediction (HLP). This innovative approach helps models predict how many tokens are needed to complete the code.

Benefits of HLP

  • Improved Planning: HLP enhances the model’s ability to plan and consider the broader context of the code.
  • Generalizable Approach: Unlike rule-based methods, HLP does not require specific knowledge, making it adaptable to various tasks.
  • Performance Gains: HLP improves code filling accuracy by up to 24% across different benchmarks.
  • Efficiency: HLP incurs minimal training overhead and no additional costs during inference, making it practical for real-world applications.

Conclusion

Horizon-Length Prediction (HLP) significantly enhances Fill-in-the-Middle capabilities in code language models. By teaching models to predict remaining tokens, HLP boosts planning and coherence, leading to better performance without relying on restrictive methods. This research represents a major advancement in creating effective code language models for practical use.

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