Summary of In-context Learning Of Energy Functions, by Rylan Schaeffer et al.
In-Context Learning of Energy Functions
by Rylan Schaeffer, Mikail Khona, Sanmi Koyejo
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a new approach to machine learning, called “in-context learning of energy functions.” The authors argue that traditional machine learning models are limited to specific settings where the input distribution can be easily parameterized. In contrast, their method allows for more general in-context learning without such limitations. The idea is to learn an unconstrained energy function corresponding to the in-context distribution. To achieve this, the authors draw from classic ideas in energy-based modeling. Preliminary results on synthetic data suggest that this approach empirically works. This work contributes to a better understanding of in-context learning, which has implications for the development of frontier AI models. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making machine learning models more powerful. Right now, these models are only good at certain tasks and can’t generalize as well to new situations. The authors want to change this by allowing their models to learn in any context, without being limited by specific settings. They propose a new way of doing this called “in-context learning of energy functions.” It’s based on an old idea from computer science that lets them learn an energy function corresponding to the data they’re working with. Initial tests show that this approach works well for simple cases. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Synthetic data
