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Unsupervised Post-Training of Foundation Models: A Survey

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Aug 25, 2026 · UTC

Foundation-model post-training usually relies on human labels, preference data, stronger teachers, or executable verifiers. We study Unsupervised Post-Training (UPT): update-bearing adaptation on unlabeled inputs whose learning signal is derived from same-lineage model artifacts rather than an external oracle. We catalog 80 strict UPT methods and organize them by the object that supplies the update signal: a prediction statistic, a sample relation, a self-generated target, or an internal evaluator. Beyond inventory, we show how the choice of internal signal and task structure determines whethe

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