Summary of Early Transformers: a Study on Efficient Training Of Transformer Models Through Early-bird Lottery Tickets, by Shravan Cheekati
Early Transformers: A study on Efficient Training of Transformer Models through Early-Bird Lottery Tickets
by Shravan Cheekati
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper investigates the efficiency optimization of Transformer models through the early-bird ticket hypothesis. It proposes a methodology combining iterative pruning, masked distance calculation, and selective retraining to identify early-bird tickets in various Transformer architectures. Experimental results demonstrate consistent finding of early-bird tickets within the first few epochs, enabling significant resource optimization without compromising performance. The pruned models achieve comparable or superior accuracy while reducing memory usage. This research contributes to efficient training strategies for Transformers, making them more accessible and resource-friendly. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us make computers work better with words and pictures. It looks at how we can train special computer models called Transformer models faster and use less energy. The researchers found a way to identify the most important parts of these models early on in the training process, so they don’t need as much power or memory. This is good news for people working with computers and language. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Optimization » Pruning » Transformer
