Summary of Higher-order Transformer Derivative Estimates For Explicit Pathwise Learning Guarantees, by Yannick Limmer et al.
Higher-Order Transformer Derivative Estimates for Explicit Pathwise Learning Guarantees
by Yannick Limmer, Anastasis Kratsios, Xuwei Yang, Raeid Saqur, Blanka Horvath
First submitted to arxiv on: 26 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE); Numerical Analysis (math.NA); Probability (math.PR); 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 tackle a crucial challenge in computing accurate generalization bounds for transformers. Specifically, they investigate how to obtain reliable estimates for the covering number of a given transformer class T. The authors highlight that crude methods rely on uniform upper bounds for local-Lipschitz constants, while more refined approaches require analyzing higher-order partial derivatives. However, these precise derivative estimates are currently lacking in the literature due to the complex compositional structure of transformer blocks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper explores a crucial problem in computing accurate generalization bounds for transformers. The researchers aim to find better ways to estimate the covering number of a certain class of transformers. They point out that simple methods rely on upper limits for how much transformers can change local values, while more precise approaches need to analyze how much transformers change when you make small changes to their inputs. Unfortunately, these detailed estimates are currently not available because transformer blocks have many interconnected parts. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Transformer
