Summary of Connectivity Shapes Implicit Regularization in Matrix Factorization Models For Matrix Completion, by Zhiwei Bai et al.
Connectivity Shapes Implicit Regularization in Matrix Factorization Models for Matrix Completion
by Zhiwei Bai, Jiajie Zhao, Yaoyu Zhang
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The abstract presents a unified understanding of the implicit regularization effects in matrix factorization models used for solving matrix completion problems. Researchers have studied low nuclear norm and low rank regularization separately, but a comprehensive analysis was lacking. This work investigates how these methods interact with data connectivity to produce different implicit biases. The results show that as observed data becomes more connected, the training process shifts from low nuclear norm to low rank solutions. A hierarchy of intrinsic invariant manifolds guides the training trajectory, leading to higher-rank solutions. The findings are theoretically characterized using a hierarchical invariant manifold traversal process and establish conditions for minimum nuclear norm and rank. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Matrix factorization models help solve matrix completion problems by finding the best possible solution. Researchers have been studying how these models work and what makes them biased towards certain solutions. This study looks at two ways to reduce bias: low nuclear norm and low rank regularization. The results show that when we add more observations, the model starts to favor higher-rank solutions instead of lower-rank ones. This is because the data becomes more connected, and the model follows a path of changing ranks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Regularization
