Summary of A Law Of Next-token Prediction in Large Language Models, by Hangfeng He et al.
A Law of Next-Token Prediction in Large Language Models
by Hangfeng He, Weijie J. Su
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL); 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 paper introduces a new law governing the learning process of large language models (LLMs) for next-token prediction. The law reveals that each intermediate layer in pre-trained LLMs contributes equally to enhancing prediction accuracy, a phenomenon observed across diverse architectures such as Transformer, RWKV, and Mamba. This finding offers insights into LLM development and applications, including model scaling, pre-training tasks, and information flow. The law enables more fine-grained approaches to designing, training, and interpreting LLMs by scrutinizing their internal data processing mechanisms. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper discovers a new rule that explains how large language models (LLMs) work inside. These models are used in many applications like text prediction. The rule shows that each part of the model helps equally to make better predictions, no matter what kind of architecture it uses. This discovery can help improve LLMs by making them more accurate and easier to understand. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Token » Transformer
