Summary of Metagreen: Meta-learning Inspired Transformer Selection For Green Semantic Communication, by Shubhabrata Mukherjee et al.
MetaGreen: Meta-Learning Inspired Transformer Selection for Green Semantic Communication
by Shubhabrata Mukherjee, Cory Beard, Sejun Song
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed Semantic Communication approach prioritizes meaningful content over individual symbols or bits, offering reduced latency, lower bandwidth usage, and higher throughput compared to traditional methods. However, developing this concept faces a crucial challenge: the need for universal metrics to benchmark the joint effects of semantic information loss and energy consumption. To address this, the researchers introduce the “Energy-Optimized Semantic Loss” (EOSL) function, a novel multi-objective loss function that balances semantic information loss and energy consumption. Through experiments on transformer models, including energy benchmarking, the authors demonstrate the effectiveness of EOSL-based model selection, achieving up to 83% better similarity-to-power ratio (SPR) compared to BLEU score-based selection and 67% better SPR compared to solely lowest power usage-based selection. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Semantic Communication can revolutionize how we share information by focusing on meaningful content rather than individual symbols or bits. This new approach promises faster, more efficient communication with lower energy consumption. However, developing this technology requires creating a way to measure the trade-off between losing some meaning and using less energy. The researchers have come up with a solution called “Energy-Optimized Semantic Loss” (EOSL) that balances these two factors. They tested EOSL on machine learning models and found it’s much better than other methods at finding the right balance between meaning and energy efficiency. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Bleu » Loss function » Machine learning » Transformer
