Summary of Memory Faults in Activation-sparse Quantized Deep Neural Networks: Analysis and Mitigation Using Sharpness-aware Training, by Akul Malhotra et al.
Memory Faults in Activation-sparse Quantized Deep Neural Networks: Analysis and Mitigation using Sharpness-aware Training
by Akul Malhotra, Sumeet Kumar Gupta
First submitted to arxiv on: 15 Jun 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 The abstract discusses the performance of deep neural networks (DNNs) when used as accelerators with techniques like quantization and sparsity enhancement to improve hardware efficiency. The study focuses on the impact of memory faults on activation-sparse quantized DNNs (AS QDNNs), showing that high levels of activation sparsity come at the cost of larger vulnerability to faults, leading to lower accuracy. To mitigate this effect, the authors propose sharpness-aware quantization (SAQ) training, which improves inference accuracy in faulty settings. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper investigates how memory faults affect deep neural networks designed for efficient hardware use. They find that making these networks more sparse actually makes them less accurate when there are errors in the system. To fix this problem, they develop a new way to train the networks, called sharpness-aware quantization (SAQ). This helps them work better even when there are faults. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Inference » Quantization
