Summary of Inducing Semi-structured Sparsity by Masking For Efficient Model Inference in Convolutional Networks, By David A. Danhofer
Inducing Semi-Structured Sparsity by Masking for Efficient Model Inference in Convolutional Networks
by David A. Danhofer
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE); Performance (cs.PF)
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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 presents a novel method to accelerate convolutional models by learning semi-structured sparsity patterns in convolution kernels. The approach, which involves masking, enables hardware acceleration without sacrificing performance. The method accelerates inference by more than two-fold while keeping the original model weights and structure unchanged. This makes it easily updatable. Furthermore, the effect of maskings on prediction is quantifiable, allowing for guarantees on model predictions under maskings. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps make computer vision models run faster without losing their power. It does this by finding patterns in the model that can be used to speed up calculations. The new approach works with both standalone models and those used as building blocks for other models. It’s so effective that it speeds up calculations by more than two times without hurting the model’s performance. Plus, the original model is still easy to update. This makes the method useful not just for speeding up calculations, but also for making predictions more stable. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Inference
