Summary of Dataset-learning Duality and Emergent Criticality, by Ekaterina Kukleva and Vitaly Vanchurin
Dataset-learning duality and emergent criticality
by Ekaterina Kukleva, Vitaly Vanchurin
First submitted to arxiv on: 27 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper explores the relationship between the dynamics of non-trainable variables (activation pass) and trainable variables (learning pass) in artificial neural networks. It shows that a composition of these maps establishes a duality map between non-trainable boundary variables (dataset) and trainable bulk neurons (weights and biases). This duality is used to study the emergence of criticality, or power-law distributions of fluctuations, in the learning system. The authors demonstrate that criticality can emerge from a non-critical dataset and that the power-law distribution can be modified by changing activation functions or loss functions. The paper contributes to our understanding of the complex interplay between dataset and learning dynamics. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper looks at how artificial neural networks learn new information. It shows that there are two main processes happening: one is when the network is processing new data, and the other is when it’s trying to learn from that data. The authors found a special connection between these two processes that helps us understand how networks can suddenly become very good at recognizing patterns in data. They also showed that we can control this behavior by changing certain settings or parameters of the network. Overall, the paper helps us better understand how artificial intelligence works and how it can learn to do new things. |
