Summary of Functional Bilevel Optimization For Machine Learning, by Ieva Petrulionyte et al.
Functional Bilevel Optimization for Machine Learning
by Ieva Petrulionyte, Julien Mairal, Michael Arbel
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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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 paper introduces a novel functional perspective on bilevel optimization problems in machine learning, where the inner objective is minimized over a function space. Unlike traditional methods that rely on strong convexity assumptions, this approach enables the use of over-parameterized neural networks as inner prediction functions. The authors develop scalable and efficient algorithms for the functional bilevel optimization problem and demonstrate its benefits on instrumental regression and reinforcement learning tasks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In this paper, researchers come up with a new way to solve machine learning problems that involve finding the best balance between two goals. This approach lets them use special types of neural networks that are really good at solving certain kinds of problems. The authors show how their method works better than other methods on some important applications. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Optimization * Regression * Reinforcement learning
