Summary of Stepping Forward on the Last Mile, by Chen Feng et al.
Stepping Forward on the Last Mile
by Chen Feng, Shaojie Zhuo, Xiaopeng Zhang, Ramchalam Kinattinkara Ramakrishnan, Zhaocong Yuan, Andrew Zou Li
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Nov 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 The abstract discusses the challenges of adapting pre-trained models to local data on resource-constrained edge devices, particularly for large and complex models. The authors highlight that backpropagation requires significant memory resources, which can be prohibitive for edge devices. They propose a novel approach using fixed-point forward gradients, which has been shown to reduce computation and memory requirements. However, the performance of quantized training with fixed-point forward gradients remains unclear. This paper investigates the feasibility of on-device training using fixed-point forward gradients across various deep learning benchmark tasks in both vision and audio domains. The authors propose algorithm enhancements to further reduce memory footprint and accuracy gap compared to backpropagation. They also explore how training with forward gradients navigates the loss landscape. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper talks about making AI models work on small devices, like smartphones or smart home appliances. Right now, these devices are not powerful enough to handle big AI models. The problem is that AI models get bigger and more complicated, which means they need a lot of memory to work properly. This is a challenge because these devices don’t have much memory. To solve this problem, the authors suggest using a new way to train AI models called “forward gradients”. They tested this method on different tasks, like recognizing pictures or understanding audio signals. The results show that training AI models with forward gradients is a practical and feasible approach for small devices. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Backpropagation » Deep learning
