Summary of Scaling Laws For Task-optimized Models Of the Primate Visual Ventral Stream, by Abdulkadir Gokce et al.
Scaling Laws for Task-Optimized Models of the Primate Visual Ventral Stream
by Abdulkadir Gokce, Martin Schrimpf
First submitted to arxiv on: 8 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper investigates how machine learning models scale when trained on large datasets to mimic the human brain’s visual processing. The study compares over 600 models across various architectures and training data to understand their alignment with human object recognition behaviors. The results show that while larger models can improve behavioral alignment, neural alignment saturates, indicating that there are limits to scaling alone. The findings suggest that allocating more computing resources to data samples rather than model size is crucial for achieving better alignments. This research highlights the need for new approaches in building brain-like models. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper studies how big machine learning models can be trained to work like our brains do when recognizing objects. Scientists tested over 600 different models to see if making them bigger would make them better at understanding what’s important. They found that while bigger models are good for some things, there’s a limit to how much they can improve. The best way to get better results is to use more computing power on the data being used to train the model rather than just making it bigger. This research shows that we need new ideas to make computer models work like our brains do. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Alignment » Machine learning
