Summary of Two-phase Dynamics Of Interactions Explains the Starting Point Of a Dnn Learning Over-fitted Features, by Junpeng Zhang et al.
Two-Phase Dynamics of Interactions Explains the Starting Point of a DNN Learning Over-Fitted Features
by Junpeng Zhang, Qing Li, Liang Lin, Quanshi Zhang
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); 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 delves into the internal workings of deep neural networks (DNNs) as they learn to recognize patterns and relationships in data. Building on previous research, it’s found that well-trained DNNs typically encode only a small number of non-linear interactions between input variables. A series of mathematical proofs have established an equivalence between DNN inference and using these interactions as primitive patterns. The authors identify two phases in which the DNN learns interactions: the first phase focuses on penalizing medium- to high-order interactions, while the second phase concentrates on learning interactions of gradually increasing orders. This two-phase phenomenon is seen across various architectures and tasks, providing a framework for understanding how DNNs learn over-fitted features. The study also verifies that high-order interactions have weaker generalization power than low-order interactions, offering insights into the generalization capabilities of DNNs during training. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper looks at how deep neural networks (DNNs) learn and understand relationships in data. Researchers have found that when a DNN is trained well, it only really uses a few specific patterns to make predictions. This study shows that the DNN learns these patterns in two stages: first, it focuses on getting rid of most of the complex relationships, and then it starts learning more and more complicated ones. This process is similar for different types of networks and tasks, which helps us understand how they learn to recognize certain features. The research also shows that the more complex relationships are not as good at making predictions as the simpler ones. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Inference
