Summary of Understanding the Dynamics Of the Frequency Bias in Neural Networks, by Juan Molina et al.
Understanding the dynamics of the frequency bias in neural networks
by Juan Molina, Mircea Petrache, Francisco Sahli Costabal, Matías Courdurier
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This study rigorously develops a partial differential equation (PDE) to understand the frequency dynamics of error for a 2-layer Neural Network (NN) in the Neural Tangent Kernel regime. The PDE unravels the frequency bias exhibited by traditional NN architectures, which first learn low-frequency features before high-frequency ones. By exploiting this insight, the researchers demonstrate how initializing weights with specific distributions can eliminate or control the frequency bias. The study focuses on the Fourier Features model, an NN with sine and cosine activation functions, and experimentally validates theoretical results using finite element methods. This principle is shown to extend to multi-layer NNs. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research helps us understand why Neural Networks sometimes learn features in a specific order. They developed a special equation that shows how this happens, and then showed that we can control this process by choosing the right starting points for the network’s weights. The study uses a type of Neural Network called Fourier Features, which is helpful because it makes the problem easier to solve. By doing so, they confirmed their findings using special numerical methods, and found that the same principles apply to more complex networks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Neural network
