Summary of Flops: Forward Learning with Optimal Sampling, by Tao Ren et al.
FLOPS: Forward Learning with OPtimal Sampling
by Tao Ren, Zishi Zhang, Jinyang Jiang, Guanghao Li, Zeliang Zhang, Mingqian Feng, Yijie Peng
First submitted to arxiv on: 8 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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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 proposes a novel approach to improve the efficiency of forward learning in machine learning. The authors focus on reducing the variance of gradient estimation while minimizing computational cost. To achieve this, they introduce a query allocator that dynamically adjusts the number of queries per data point during training. This allows for a good balance between accuracy and efficiency. The proposed method is tested on various datasets, including fine-tuning Vision Transformers, and demonstrates significant improvements in scalability. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps make machine learning more efficient by finding a better way to learn from small amounts of data. It’s like trying to figure out how many questions you need to ask someone to get the right answer. The authors developed a new tool that decides how many “questions” (or queries) are needed for each piece of data during training, so that the algorithm can learn quickly and accurately. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning » Machine learning
