Summary of Class-wise Activation Unravelling the Engima Of Deep Double Descent, by Yufei Gu
Class-wise Activation Unravelling the Engima of Deep Double Descent
by Yufei Gu
First submitted to arxiv on: 13 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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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 investigates the phenomenon of double descent in deep learning, where some theoretical explanations have been proposed but a comprehensive understanding remains elusive. The authors revisit this concept and introduce the idea of class-activation matrices to estimate the effective complexity of functions. They show that over-parameterized models exhibit simpler class patterns in hidden activations compared to under-parameterized ones. Additionally, they demonstrate overfitting with respect to expressive capacity when interpolating noisy labelled data among clean representations. The paper presents empirical evidence to validate or contradict various hypotheses related to double descent and benign over-parameterization, aiming to provide fresh insights and facilitate future research. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study looks into a weird thing that happens in machine learning called “double descent”. It’s like when you’re trying to learn something new, but the more information you get, the worse it gets. Researchers have tried to explain why this happens, but they haven’t found the answer yet. The authors of this paper try to figure out what’s going on by looking at how models behave when they’re over- or under-trained. They also explore what happens when models are given noisy data to learn from. By studying these ideas and providing evidence for or against them, the researchers hope to give us a better understanding of double descent and how it affects machine learning. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Machine learning » Overfitting
