Summary of Fourier Head: Helping Large Language Models Learn Complex Probability Distributions, by Nate Gillman et al.
Fourier Head: Helping Large Language Models Learn Complex Probability Distributions
by Nate Gillman, Daksh Aggarwal, Michael Freeman, Saurabh Singh, Chen Sun
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL); 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 In this paper, researchers explore the use of large language models (LLMs) for modeling non-linguistic tokens, such as actions in decision-making or time-series data. They introduce a novel neural network layer called the Fourier head, which can be used to substitute any linear layer and capture continuous structures in data. This layer is tested on various tasks, including decision making, Atari games, and time series forecasting, showing significant improvements in performance. The authors also provide theoretical evidence that the Fourier head can better learn signal from data while ignoring noise. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Large language models are getting really good at understanding human language, but what about other types of data? Researchers want to use these models for things like decision-making and predicting future events. They’re trying to figure out if these models can work with non-language data too. To help them do this, they’ve come up with a new way to build part of the model called the Fourier head. This helps the model understand continuous patterns in the data, which is important for things like making good decisions or predicting what’s going to happen next. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Neural network » Time series
