Summary of Interpreting Adaptive Gradient Methods by Parameter Scaling For Learning-rate-free Optimization, By Min-kook Suh and Seung-woo Seo
Interpreting Adaptive Gradient Methods by Parameter Scaling for Learning-Rate-Free Optimization
by Min-Kook Suh, Seung-Woo Seo
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
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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 problem in deep neural network training: estimating the optimal learning rate for adaptive gradient methods. While existing solutions are often tailored to steepest descent approaches, this study proposes learning-rate-free methods for adaptive gradients, which are essential for achieving faster convergence in many applications. By interpreting adaptive gradients as steepest descent on parameter-scaled networks, the authors demonstrate that their approach can achieve comparable performance to hand-tuned learning rates across various scenarios. This work expands the applicability of learning-rate-free methods, enhancing training with adaptive gradients. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us figure out how to make deep neural networks learn better. Right now, we have ways to adjust how much our networks “learn” at any given moment, but these methods are usually only good for one type of network called steepest descent. The problem is that most real-world applications need a different kind of network, called adaptive gradient. This paper shows us how to make adaptive gradients work without needing to constantly adjust the learning rate. They do this by thinking about adaptive gradients like steepest descent on special networks. By doing so, they show that their approach works just as well as when we manually pick the best learning rate. This helps us train our networks more effectively and with less hassle. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Neural network
