Summary of On the Improvement Of Generalization and Stability Of Forward-only Learning Via Neural Polarization, by Erik B. Terres-escudero et al.
On the Improvement of Generalization and Stability of Forward-Only Learning via Neural Polarization
by Erik B. Terres-Escudero, Javier Del Ser, Pablo Garcia-Bringas
First submitted to arxiv on: 17 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a novel implementation of the Forward-Forward Algorithm (FFA), called Polar-FFA, which aims to overcome the weaknesses of FFA by introducing a neural division between positive and negative instances. In traditional FFA, networks learn to contrastively maximize a layer-wise defined goodness score when presented with real data and minimize it when processing synthetic data. However, this algorithm faces gradient imbalance issues that negatively affect model accuracy and training stability. The authors’ solution, Polar-FFA, uses polarization between positive and negative instances, allowing neurons in each group to maximize their goodness when presented with respective data types. Empirical experiments on image classification datasets demonstrate that Polar-FFA outperforms FFA in terms of accuracy and convergence speed, while also reducing reliance on hyperparameters. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper improves a machine learning algorithm called Forward-Forward Algorithm (FFA). The problem with FFA is that it can get stuck and not learn properly. To fix this, the authors created a new version of FFA called Polar-FFA. Instead of just trying to maximize or minimize a score, Polar-FFA separates the data into two groups and lets each group try to be good at their own thing. This makes the algorithm work better and faster. The authors tested it on pictures and found that it does better than the old FFA. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Image classification » Machine learning » Synthetic data
