Summary of Understanding Transfer Learning Via Mean-field Analysis, by Gholamali Aminian et al.
Understanding Transfer Learning via Mean-field Analysis
by Gholamali Aminian, Łukasz Szpruch, Samuel N. Cohen
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Functional Analysis (math.FA)
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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 proposes a novel framework to explore generalization errors of transfer learning using differential calculus on probability measures. The framework considers two main scenarios, alpha-ERM (alpha-risk minimization) and fine-tuning with KL-regularized empirical risk minimization. The authors establish generic conditions for convergence rates of population risk and generalization error in these scenarios, showing the benefits of transfer learning with a one-hidden-layer neural network in the mean-field regime. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about how to make machines learn new things without getting confused. It’s like trying to understand why someone who’s good at math can also do well on science questions. The researchers came up with a new way to study this by looking at the mistakes that machines make when they’re trying to generalize what they’ve learned. They found some rules that help them figure out how well machines will do in the future, and it looks like transfer learning (where machines learn from one thing and then apply it to another) can be really helpful. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning » Generalization » Neural network » Probability » Transfer learning
