Summary of Neural Redshift: Random Networks Are Not Random Functions, by Damien Teney et al.
Neural Redshift: Random Networks are not Random Functions
by Damien Teney, Armand Nicolicioiu, Valentin Hartmann, Ehsan Abbasnejad
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A new study aims to broaden our understanding of neural networks’ ability to generalize, moving beyond prevailing explanations rooted in gradient descent’s implicit biases. The research investigates alternative sources of generalization in neural networks, driven by the realization that current theories cannot account for the capabilities of models from gradient-free methods or the simplicity bias observed in untrained networks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Neural networks are super smart machines that can learn and do lots of things on their own. But we don’t really understand how they get so good at doing new tasks, even if they’ve never seen them before. Most people think it’s because of how the computer program (called gradient descent) helps the network learn, but this doesn’t explain why some networks are better than others. This study looks for other reasons why neural networks can be so good at learning and doing new things. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Generalization * Gradient descent
