Summary of Nitro-d: Native Integer-only Training Of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, by Alberto Pirillo et al.
NITRO-D: Native Integer-only Training of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
by Alberto Pirillo, Luca Colombo, Manuel Roveri
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); 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 The proposed framework, NITRO-D, enables the training of arbitrarily deep integer-only Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) that operate entirely in the integer-only domain for both training and inference. This is achieved through a novel architecture integrating multiple integer local-loss blocks, including the NITRO Scaling Layer and NITRO-ReLU activation function, as well as an integer-only learning algorithm derived from Local Error Signals (LES), utilizing IntegerSGD. The framework is implemented in an open-source Python library and demonstrates significant performance improvements for integer-only MLP architectures and minimal accuracy degradation for CNN architectures compared to floating-point LES. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary NITRO-D is a new way to train special kinds of artificial intelligence models called Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Normally, these models are trained using computers that can do lots of math quickly. But sometimes we need to use simpler computers that can only do integer math. NITRO-D lets us train CNNs on those simple computers by breaking down the training process into smaller parts and adjusting how the computer does its calculations. This makes it possible for more people to use these powerful AI models, even if they don’t have super-powerful computers. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Cnn » Inference » Relu
