Summary of Elastic Multi-gradient Descent For Parallel Continual Learning, by Fan Lyu et al.
Elastic Multi-Gradient Descent for Parallel Continual Learning
by Fan Lyu, Wei Feng, Yuepan Li, Qing Sun, Fanhua Shang, Liang Wan, Liang Wang
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper tackles a new paradigm in Continual Learning (CL) called Parallel Continual Learning (PCL), where multiple tasks are encountered simultaneously, posing challenges for model updates. To address this issue, the authors introduce Elastic Multi-Gradient Descent (EMGD), which adjusts the descent direction towards the Pareto front using task-specific elastic factors. This ensures that each update minimizes negative transfers on previously learned tasks. Additionally, a memory editing mechanism is proposed to balance training between old and new tasks, reducing interference in the Pareto descent direction. The effectiveness of EMGD is validated through experiments on public datasets. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine learning new skills and adapting to new situations continuously. This paper explores how computers can do just that – learn from multiple tasks at once. They propose a new way called Parallel Continual Learning (PCL), which is different from previous methods that focused on one task at a time. To make this work, they developed a special algorithm called Elastic Multi-Gradient Descent (EMGD) that helps computers learn without forgetting old skills. The authors also came up with a way to edit the computer’s memory to prevent interference between tasks. Their experiments show that this approach works well and can help computers learn more efficiently. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Continual learning * Gradient descent
