Summary of Optimization Hyper-parameter Laws For Large Language Models, by Xingyu Xie et al.
Optimization Hyper-parameter Laws for Large Language Models
by Xingyu Xie, Kuangyu Ding, Shuicheng Yan, Kim-Chuan Toh, Tianwen Wei
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
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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 introduces Optimization Hyper-parameter Laws (Opt-Laws), a framework that captures the relationship between hyper-parameters and training outcomes, enabling the pre-selection of potential optimal learning-rate schedules for large language models. The authors draw on stochastic differential equations to develop novel mathematical interpretability and a robust theoretical foundation for popular learning-rate schedule approaches. They validate Opt-Laws across diverse model sizes and data scales, demonstrating its ability to accurately predict training loss and identify optimal schedule candidates in pre-training, continual training, and fine-tuning scenarios. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Optimizing large language models requires finding the right combination of hyper-parameters. This is like searching for a magic formula that makes the model learn fast and well. The authors of this paper developed a new way to understand how these hyper-parameters work together. They called it Optimization Hyper-parameter Laws, or Opt-Laws for short. With Opt-Laws, you can predict how different combinations of hyper-parameters will affect your model’s training process. This is important because it saves time and computer power. The authors tested their idea on many different models and showed that it works well. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning » Optimization
