Summary of Breaking Neural Network Scaling Laws with Modularity, by Akhilan Boopathy et al.
Breaking Neural Network Scaling Laws with Modularity
by Akhilan Boopathy, Sunshine Jiang, William Yue, Jaedong Hwang, Abhiram Iyer, Ila Fiete
First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Medium Difficulty Summary: This paper investigates how modular neural networks outperform nonmodular ones on various tasks, such as visual question answering and robotics. The authors suggest that this is due to modular networks’ ability to model the compositional structure of real-world problems. However, they aim to provide a theoretical explanation for why modularity improves generalizability and how to leverage task modularity during training. By applying recent progress in neural network generalization, the study shows that modular networks can generalize better than nonmodular ones on high-dimensional tasks, requiring fewer training samples. The authors develop a novel learning rule for modular networks and empirically demonstrate its improved generalization capabilities both in- and out-of-distribution. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Low Difficulty Summary: This research paper explores why some neural networks work better than others at solving complex problems. It looks at how the structure of the problem affects the network’s ability to learn from data. The researchers found that certain types of networks, called modular networks, can solve problems more effectively even when the problem is very complicated. They also developed a new way for these networks to learn and tested it on various tasks. The results show that this approach helps the networks generalize better, meaning they can apply what they’ve learned to new situations. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Neural network » Question answering
