Summary of Op-lora: the Blessing Of Dimensionality, by Piotr Teterwak et al.
OP-LoRA: The Blessing of Dimensionality
by Piotr Teterwak, Kate Saenko, Bryan A. Plummer, Ser-Nam Lim
First submitted to arxiv on: 13 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: 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 This paper proposes a novel approach to fine-tuning large models using low-rank adapters, which reduces storage costs and minimizes catastrophic forgetting risks. The method accelerates training without increasing inference costs through an over-parameterized approach that employs a separate MLP and learned embedding for each layer. This reparameterization implicitly functions as an adaptive learning rate and momentum, accelerating optimization. The authors study the effect of this approach on matrix factorization and observe faster convergence and lower final loss. They also extend this approach to larger-scale tasks, achieving consistent performance gains across domains in vision-language tasks and image generation, with CMMD scores improving by up to 15 points. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper makes it easier to adjust large models without using too many extra details. It uses a special trick called “over-parameterization” that helps the model learn faster and more accurately. This means the model can be trained quickly without using up too much computer memory or slowing down when making predictions. The authors tested this approach on some math problems and image generation tasks, and found it worked well in both cases. They even saw a 15-point improvement in one of the tasks! |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Embedding » Fine tuning » Image generation » Inference » Optimization
