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Towards On-device Personalization: Cloud-device Collaborative Data Augmentation for Efficient On-device Language Model

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Zhaofeng Zhong
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Wei Yuan
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Liang Qu
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Tong Chen
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Hao Wang
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Xiangyu Zhao
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Hongzhi Yin *
DOI:10.1145/3779452delete
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With the advancement of large language models (LLMs), significant progress has been achieved in various natural language processing (NLP) tasks. However, existing LLMs still face two major challenges that hinder their broader adoption: (1) their responses tend to be generic and lack personalization tailored to individual users, and (2) they rely heavily on cloud infrastructure due to intensive computational requirements, leading to stable network dependency and response delay. Recent research has predominantly focused on either developing cloud-based personalized LLMs or exploring the on-device deployment of general-purpose LLMs. However, few studies have addressed both limitations simultaneously by investigating personalized on-device language models (LMs). To bridge this gap, we propose CDCDA-PLM, a framework for deploying personalized on-device LMs on user devices with support from a powerful cloud-based LLM. Specifically, CDCDA-PLM leverages the server-side LLM's strong generalization capabilities to augment users' limited personal data, mitigating the issue of data scarcity. Using both real and synthetic data, a personalized on-device LM is fine-tuned via parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) modules and deployed on users' local devices, enabling them to process queries without depending on cloud-based LLMs. This approach eliminates reliance on network stability and ensures high response speeds. Experimental results across six NLP personalization tasks demonstrate the effectiveness of CDCDA-PLM.
Keywords:
Large Language Model
Personalization
On-device LLM

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ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology cover
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology
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