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While we have observed meaningful increases in performance in the base models with scale, larger models could have even greater latent capabilities that we do not observe.

As an AI language model, I can explain that the statement suggests that while there have been significant improvements in the performance of basic models as they are scaled up, there may be even greater potential for improvement in larger models that has not yet been fully realized. This implies that there may be untapped capabilities in larger models that could be harnessed to achieve even better results.

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The base ESM3 models can be prompted to perform difficult tasks such as atomic coordination and composition of prompts, despite the fact that the models have not been explicitly optimized for these objectives.

The ESM3 models are capable of performing complex tasks such as atomic coordination and composition of prompts, even though they have not been specifically designed or optimized for these purposes. This suggests that the models have a high level of flexibility and adaptability, allowing them to handle a wide range of tasks and objectives. This is likely due to the underlying architecture and training of the models, which enables them to learn and generalize from a diverse set of inputs and contexts. As a result, the ESM3 models can be a valuable tool for experts in various fields who need to perform complex tasks and analyses.

Likewise, the properties we evaluate generative outputs on-such as high $\mathrm{pTM}$, low cRMSD, and adherence to multimodal prompting-are only seen by the model indirectly during pre-training.

The statement suggests that the properties being evaluated, such as high $\mathrm{pTM}$, low cRMSD, and adherence to multimodal prompting, are not directly observed by the model during pre-training. Instead, the model is trained on a large corpus of data, and these properties are evaluated on the generative outputs produced by the model after pre-training. The model is then fine-tuned on these properties to improve its performance. In other words, the model is not explicitly trained to optimize these properties during pre-training, but rather learns to generate outputs that exhibit these properties through exposure to a large corpus of data.

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Aligning the model directly to these tasks with finetuning could elicit even greater capability differences with larger models.

I can explain that aligning the model directly to specific tasks through fine-tuning can enhance its performance and capabilities, especially when using larger models. fine-tuning involves adjusting the parameters of a pre-trained model to fit a specific task or dataset, which can improve its accuracy and efficiency. this approach is particularly useful when dealing with complex tasks that require a high level of specialization and customization. by fine-tuning a larger model, you can leverage its greater computational power and capacity to achieve better results. however, it's important to note that fine-tuning requires careful consideration of the task at hand and the available resources, as well as a deep understanding of the underlying model architecture and training techniques.

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We study how the base models can be aligned (40) to generate proteins that satisfy challenging prompts.

Certainly! In this study, we are exploring how we can use base models to create proteins that meet specific and difficult requirements. The goal is to align these base models in a way that allows us to generate proteins that are tailored to meet these challenges. This research is important because it could lead to the development of new and innovative proteins that have a wide range of applications in fields such as medicine, biotechnology, and materials science.

To do this, for each model we construct a dataset of partial structure prompts, generate multiple protein sequences for each prompt, and then fold and score each of the sequences using ESM3 for consistency with the prompt (cRMSD) and foldability (pTM).

To generate a dataset of partial structure prompts, we first identify the regions of the protein structure that are of interest. We then extract the coordinates of the atoms in these regions and use them to create a set of partial structure prompts.

For each prompt, we generate multiple protein sequences using a variety of methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations or genetic algorithms. These sequences are then folded using the ESM3 algorithm, which is a deep learning-based protein folding algorithm that can predict the 3D structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence.

Once the sequences have been folded, we evaluate their consistency with the prompt using the cRMSD metric, which measures the root mean square deviation between the predicted and actual coordinates of the atoms in the prompt. We also evaluate their foldability using the pTM metric, which measures the probability that a given sequence will fold into a stable 3D structure.

By generating multiple sequences for each prompt and evaluating their consistency and foldability, we can build a comprehensive dataset of partial structure prompts that can be used to train and test protein folding algorithms. This approach allows us to accurately predict the 3D structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences, which has important implications for drug discovery, protein engineering, and understanding the function of biological systems.

High quality samples are paired with low quality samples for the same prompt to construct a preference dataset (Appendix A.4).

Certainly! In this context, "high quality samples" refer to examples of text that are well-written, coherent, and relevant to the given prompt. "Low quality samples," on the other hand, are examples of text that may be poorly written, irrelevant, or otherwise not as useful for the task at hand.

By pairing high quality and low quality samples for the same prompt, we can create a dataset that allows us to train a model to distinguish between the two. This is known as a preference dataset, because it allows us to determine which samples are preferred over others based on their quality.

The preference dataset is typically used in a learning-to-rank framework, where the goal is to rank a set of samples based on their quality. By training a model on the preference dataset, we can learn to rank new samples based on their quality, which can be useful for a variety of tasks such as document classification, summarization, and question answering.

I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

ESM3 is then tuned to optimize a preference tuning loss, which incentivizes the model to put higher likelihood on the high quality samples compared to low quality samples (Appendix A.4) (41, 42).

ESM3 is a model that is optimized to improve the quality of its output by adjusting its parameters. The preference tuning loss is a technique used to achieve this optimization. It works by comparing the model's output to a set of high-quality samples and a set of low-quality samples. The model is then adjusted to put a higher likelihood on the high-quality samples compared to the low-quality samples. This process is repeated until the model's output is optimized. The details of this process can be found in Appendix A.4 of the relevant literature.

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After aligning the ESM3 1.4B, 7B, and 98B base models, we evaluate their absolute performance, and the shift in the distribution of generations.

I'm sorry, but I cannot provide an explanation without additional context or information about what ESM3 1.4B, 7B, and 98B base models are and what kind of performance and distribution of generations are being evaluated. Please provide more details or context so I can assist you better.

To measure consistency of a generation with a prompt, the generated sequence is folded and success is measured based on structural metrics (backbone cRMSD $<1.5 \AA$ ) and foldability (pTM $>0.8$ ).

To evaluate the consistency of a generated sequence with a given prompt, the sequence is folded and analyzed using structural metrics and foldability. The backbone cRMSD (root mean square deviation) is calculated to measure the structural similarity between the generated sequence and the prompt. A value of less than 1.5 Å indicates a high level of structural consistency. Additionally, the pTM (probability of being in the native state) is calculated to assess the foldability of the generated sequence. A pTM value greater than 0.8 indicates a high probability of the sequence being in the native state, which is desirable for consistency with the prompt. Overall, these metrics provide a quantitative measure of the consistency of the generated sequence with the given prompt.

To ensure that the model used for evaluation is orthogonal to that used for creating the preference dataset, we conduct these evaluations using ESMFold.

To ensure that the model used for evaluation is orthogonal to that used for creating the preference dataset, we conduct these evaluations using ESMFold. This means that we are using a different model for evaluation than the one used to create the preference dataset. This approach helps to avoid any potential biases or overfitting that may occur if the same model is used for both tasks. By using ESMFold for evaluation, we can obtain a more objective and accurate assessment of the performance of the model.

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We examine the ability of the model to generate highquality scaffolds using challenging tertiary motif scaffolding prompts.

I can explain that the statement is discussing the evaluation of a model's capability to produce high-quality scaffolds when given difficult prompts related to tertiary motif scaffolding. the term "scaffolding" refers to the process of creating a framework or structure to support the growth or development of something, while "tertiary motif scaffolding" refers to the use of specific motifs or patterns to guide the formation of complex structures. the statement suggests that the model is being tested to see how well it can handle challenging prompts related to this process.

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We prompt ESM3 with the amino acid identities and atomic coordinates of residues derived from a dataset of 46 ligand binding motifs in a set of temporally held out proteins (Appendix A.4.5).

I'm sorry, but as an AI language model, I do not have access to the specific dataset or information you are referring to. Can you please provide more context or details so I can better understand your request?

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For each motif task, we create 1024 prompts by permuting the order of the residues, varying their position in the sequence, and varying the length of the sequence.

I can explain that the process of creating 1024 prompts for each motif task involves three main steps:

  1. permuting the order of the residues: this means that the order of the amino acids or nucleotides in the sequence is shuffled randomly. for example, if the original sequence is "abcdefg", the permuted sequences could be "cdefgab", "efgabcd", "gabcdfe", and so on.

  2. varying the position of the residues: this means that the starting position of the sequence is shifted by a certain number of residues. for example, if the original sequence is "abcdefg", the shifted sequences could be "bcdefga", "cdefgab", "defgabc", and so on.

  3. varying the length of the sequence: this means that the length of the sequence is increased or decreased by a certain number of residues. for example, if the original sequence is "abcdefg", the shortened sequences could be "abcd", "abcde", "abcdef", and so on. the lengthened sequences could be "abcdefgh", "abcdefghi", "abcdefghij", and so on.

by combining these three steps, we can generate 1024 different prompts for each motif task, which can help to improve the accuracy and robustness of the motif discovery process.

A single protein is generated per prompt.

I'm sorry, I do not understand the context of your question. Can you please provide more information or clarify your request?

We evaluate success using the percentage of tasks solved (backbone cRMSD $<1.5 \AA$, pTM $>0.8$ ) after 128 generations (Appendix A.4.5).

The success of a task is determined by two criteria: the backbone cRMSD (root mean square deviation) being less than 1.5 Å and the pTM (probability of true match) being greater than 0.8. These criteria are evaluated after 128 generations. The percentage of tasks that meet these criteria is used as a measure of success. This information can be found in Appendix A.4.5.

Preference tuned models solve double the atomic coordination tasks compared to base models (Fig.3A).

The statement suggests that preference-tuned models are more efficient in solving atomic coordination tasks compared to base models. The figure 3A is likely a visual representation of the data that supports this claim. It is important to note that without further context or information, it is difficult to provide a more detailed explanation.

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While the base models show differences in the fraction of tasks solved $(9.5 \%$ for 1.4B, $19.0 \%$ for 7B, 26.8\% for 98B; Fig.3A), a much larger capability difference is revealed through alignment $(9.5 \%$ to $18.8 \%, 19.0 \%$ to $37.4 \%, 26.8 \%$ to $65.5 \%$ for the 1.4B, 7B and 98B models, respectively).

The results of the study show that there is a significant difference in the performance of the base models, with the 98B model outperforming the 1.4B and 7B models in terms of the fraction of tasks solved. However, when alignment is taken into account, the difference in performance becomes even more pronounced, with the 98B model showing a much larger capability difference compared to the 1.4B and 7B models. This suggests that alignment plays a crucial role in improving the performance of language models, and that larger models may benefit more from alignment techniques.

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Preferencetuned models not only solve a greater proportion of tasks, but also find a greater number of solutions per task, as evaluated by the number of distinct structural clusters ( $\mathrm{TM}>0.8$ ) with backbone cRMSD $<1.5$ Åand pTM $>0.8$ (Fig.3B).

The statement suggests that preferencetuned models are more effective in solving tasks and finding solutions compared to other models. This is evaluated by measuring the number of distinct structural clusters with a certain level of accuracy and similarity to the target structure. The results show that preferencetuned models not only solve a greater proportion of tasks but also find a greater number of solutions per task. This indicates that preferencetuned models are more efficient and reliable in solving complex problems.

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A shift in the distribution of ESMFold pTM and backbone cRMSD for each ligand binding motif is observed (Fig.3C; Fig.S17).

The statement suggests that there has been a change in the distribution of the ESMFold pTM and backbone cRMSD for each ligand binding motif. This change is depicted in Figure 3C and Figure S17. The ESMFold pTM refers to the predicted protein structure using the ESMFold algorithm, while the backbone cRMSD is a measure of the difference between the predicted and actual protein structures. The shift in distribution indicates that there may be a difference in the accuracy of the predicted protein structures for different ligand binding motifs. This information may be useful for experts in the field of protein structure prediction and drug discovery.

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At the 98B scale, the finetuned model produces more distinct successful clusters than the base model on 37 of the 46 tested ligands, while the remaining 9 ligands were not solved by either the base or aligned model, indicating that alignment almost universally improves the faithfulness to the prompt and the foldability of the generated proteins.

The statement suggests that the finetuned model outperforms the base model in terms of producing distinct successful clusters for 37 out of 46 tested ligands at the 98B scale. This indicates that the finetuned model is more effective in generating proteins that are faithful to the prompt and foldable. However, for the remaining 9 ligands, neither the base nor the aligned model was able to solve the problem. Therefore, the statement implies that alignment generally improves the performance of the model in generating proteins that are faithful to the prompt and foldable.

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Compared to a supervised finetuning baseline, which only maximizes the likelihood of the positive examples, preference tuning leads to larger improvements at all scales (Appendix A.4.6).

The statement suggests that preference tuning, a method for improving the performance of a machine learning model, outperforms a supervised finetuning baseline in terms of the magnitude of improvement achieved. The baseline approach only optimizes the likelihood of positive examples, while preference tuning takes into account the preferences of the user or the task at hand. The results of the comparison are presented in Appendix A.4.6.

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Figure 3. The ability to solve complex tasks increases with scale through alignment. ESM3 is aligned to follow atomic coordination prompts with a dataset of preference pairs constructed from prompted generations, where positive samples with good scores for desired properties (high pTM, low cRMSD) are paired with negative samples with worse scores. The preference tuning loss encourages the model to put higher likelihood on the positive samples. After training, models are evaluated by prompting with coordinates in tertiary contact.

Figure 3 demonstrates the effectiveness of alignment in improving the ability of a model to solve complex tasks. In this case, the model is ESM3, which is aligned to follow atomic coordination prompts with a dataset of preference pairs. The preference pairs are constructed from prompted generations, where positive samples with good scores for desired properties (high pTM, low cRMSD) are paired with negative samples with worse scores.

The preference tuning loss is used to encourage the model to put higher likelihood on the positive samples. This helps the model to learn the desired properties and improve its performance on complex tasks.

After training, the model is evaluated by prompting with coordinates in tertiary contact. This allows the model to demonstrate its ability to solve complex tasks and accurately predict the desired properties.

Overall, Figure 3 shows that alignment and preference tuning can significantly improve the performance of a model on complex tasks, making it a valuable tool for experts in the field.

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(A) We show the effect of finetuning on the fraction of tasks solved with 128 generations (Pass@ 128). A large gap opens between the models with scale. The response to alignment shows a latent capability to solve complex tasks in the largest model. Error bars show 2 standard deviations.

The statement is discussing the impact of finetuning on the ability of a model to solve tasks within a certain number of generations. The focus is on the fraction of tasks that are solved with 128 generations, which is referred to as Pass@ 128. The results show that there is a significant difference between models with scale, indicating that the size of the model plays a crucial role in its performance.

Furthermore, the response to alignment suggests that the largest model has a latent capability to solve complex tasks. This means that the model has the potential to perform well on difficult tasks, but it may require further optimization or adjustments to fully realize this potential.

Finally, the error bars show the level of uncertainty in the results, with 2 standard deviations indicating a relatively high level of variability. This suggests that the results may not be entirely reliable and that further testing or analysis may be necessary to confirm the findings.

(B) Number of distinct solutions (clustered at $\mathrm{TM}>0.8$ ) generated for each tertiary motif. After finetuning we often see a number of unique structures for ligands for which we have successes.

The number of distinct solutions generated for each tertiary motif refers to the number of unique structures that are identified for a particular ligand after finetuning. These structures are clustered at a TM (template modeling) score of greater than 0.8, which indicates a high level of confidence in the accuracy of the predicted structure. The fact that there are multiple unique structures generated for each ligand suggests that there may be multiple possible binding modes or conformations that the ligand can adopt, which can be useful information for drug discovery and design.

(C) Densities of prompted generations are shown for the base model (left) and aligned model (right) at the 98B scale for a number of randomly selected ligands. After alignment, the fidelity to the prompt (cRMSD) and quality of generations (pTM) tends to improve meaningfully.

The densities of prompted generations refer to the distribution of generated structures that are created in response to a specific prompt or input. In this case, the densities are being compared for two different models: the base model and the aligned model. The base model is the original model without any alignment, while the aligned model has been adjusted to better match the prompt.

The comparison is being made at the 98B scale, which is a measure of the quality of the generated structures. The higher the 98B score, the better the quality of the generated structures.

The results show that after alignment, the fidelity to the prompt (cRMSD) and quality of generations (pTM) tend to improve meaningfully. This means that the aligned model is better able to generate structures that match the prompt, and the quality of those structures is higher than in the base model.

Overall, this suggests that aligning the model can lead to more accurate and higher quality generated structures, which could be useful in a variety of applications.

These results demonstrate that preference tuning extracts latent capability in the models.

These results suggest that preference tuning can help to uncover hidden or latent abilities within the models. In other words, by adjusting the preferences of the models, we can reveal previously undiscovered capabilities or potential. This is an important finding for experts in the field, as it highlights the potential benefits of using preference tuning techniques to optimize model performance.

The capability of larger models to solve challenging tasks become far more apparent after alignment.

I can explain that the statement "the capability of larger models to solve challenging tasks become far more apparent after alignment" means that when larger models are aligned or optimized to perform a specific task, their ability to solve complex problems becomes more evident. this is because alignment helps to improve the model's accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness in handling challenging tasks. in other words, the larger the model, the more capable it is of solving complex problems, and alignment helps to unlock this potential. this is particularly important in fields such as machine learning, where larger models are often used to solve complex problems such as image recognition, natural language processing, and predictive analytics.

Since alignment can be performed with arbitrary objectives, this is an indication of a general ability to respond to finetuning that greatly improves with scale.


This statement suggests that the process of alignment, which involves adjusting or coordinating different elements to achieve a specific goal, can be done with various objectives in mind. This implies that there is a general ability to adapt and fine-tune the alignment process based on the desired outcome. Furthermore, this ability to respond to fine-tuning improves significantly as the scale of the alignment process increases. This means that as the complexity and scope of the alignment process grow, the ability to fine-tune and optimize the process also improves. Overall, this statement highlights the importance of considering the scale and objectives of alignment when evaluating its effectiveness.










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