Summary of Prospective Messaging: Learning in Networks with Communication Delays, by Ryan Fayyazi and Christian Weilbach and Frank Wood
Prospective Messaging: Learning in Networks with Communication Delays
by Ryan Fayyazi, Christian Weilbach, Frank Wood
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper tackles a crucial issue in neural networks: communication delays between neurons. In biological networks and artificial neuromorphic systems, these delays can significantly impact training and inference processes. Despite their importance, communication delays have not been adequately addressed in either domain. The authors first show that even overparameterized continuous-time neural networks called Latent Equilibrium (LE) networks struggle to learn simple tasks due to delays. They then propose a solution: prospective messaging (PM), which predicts future signals based on currently available information. This approach uses only local neuron data and is flexible in terms of memory and computation requirements. The authors demonstrate that incorporating PM into delayed LE networks prevents reaction lags, enabling successful learning on Fourier synthesis and autoregressive video prediction tasks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper looks at a problem with how neurons talk to each other in the brain and computers that try to copy how brains work. When it takes time for neurons to communicate, it makes it hard for these networks to learn new things or make predictions. The researchers show that even if they add extra information to help the network learn, delays can still stop it from working well. To solve this problem, they came up with an idea called prospective messaging (PM). This is like making a guess about what’s going to happen next based on what’s happening now. It uses only local information and doesn’t need a lot of memory or computation power. The authors show that using PM helps the network learn successfully. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Autoregressive » Inference
