Summary of Scaling Up Diffusion and Flow-based Xgboost Models, by Jesse C. Cresswell et al.
Scaling Up Diffusion and Flow-based XGBoost Models
by Jesse C. Cresswell, Taewoo Kim
First submitted to arxiv on: 28 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A recent proposal to use XGBoost as the function approximator in diffusion and flow-matching models on tabular data shows promise, but is limited by its memory intensity. This paper critically analyzes the existing implementation from an engineering perspective and finds that the limitations are not fundamental to the method. With a better implementation, the model can be scaled up to handle datasets 370x larger than previously used, leading to improved performance on benchmark tasks. The authors also propose algorithmic improvements, including multi-output trees, which are well-suited for generative modeling. They demonstrate their findings on large-scale scientific datasets derived from experimental particle physics as part of the Fast Calorimeter Simulation Challenge. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about a new way to make machine learning models work better with big data sets. Scientists have been trying to use XGBoost, a special tool for this job, but it gets too slow and uses too much memory even on small datasets. The authors of this paper looked at why this happens and found that the problem isn’t with the idea itself, but with how it’s being used. They came up with a new way to make XGBoost work better and tested it on really big data sets from particle physics experiments. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion » Machine learning » Xgboost
