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48 results for Pre-trained Models

New framework explains how larger pre-trained models reduce downstream learning sample complexity.

problem Understanding why larger pre-trained models reduce sample complexity in downstream tasks.
method Introducing a novel framework called Caulking inspired by PEFT methods.
result Improved pre-trained models provably decrease downstream task sample complexity.

This paper connects masked pre-training to Bayesian model selection.

problem Understanding the success of masked pre-training and its generalization.
method The paper shows masked pre-training corresponds to maximizing the marginal likelihood.
result Masked pre-training with a suitable scoring function maximizes the marginal likelihood.

Pre-training on different modalities improves Transformer performance in offline reinforcement learning.

problem Improving Transformer-based models for offline reinforcement learning tasks.
method Empirical investigation of pre-training on language and vision data, analysis of internal representations, and fine-tuning with no context.
result Pre-trained Transformers with language data can utilize context-like information to solve reinforcement learning tasks efficiently.

New attack reveals memorization patterns in pre-trained LLMs.

problem Determining if a data point was part of a pre-trained LLM's training set.
method Adapts MIA statistical tests to LLM's perplexity dynamics of subsequences.
result Significantly outperforms prior approaches in membership inference attacks.

He et al. (2018) have called into question the utility of pre-training by showing that training from scratch can often yield similar performance to pre-training. We show that although pre-training may not improve performance on traditional classification metrics, it improves model robustness and uncertainty estimates. …

2019-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Named Entity Recognition (NER) is a fundamental Natural Language Processing (NLP) task to extract entities from unstructured data. The previous methods for NER were based on machine learning or deep learning. Recently, pre-training models have significantly improved performance on multiple NLP tasks. In this paper, fir…

2020-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Unsupervised pre-training improves model generalization, but lacks theoretical understanding.

problem Lack of theoretical understanding of unsupervised pre-training's impact on model generalization.
method Introduces a novel theoretical framework to analyze and enhance generalization.
result Enhances understanding of unsupervised pre-training and fine-tuning, proposing a new regularization method.

Self-training outperforms pre-training on COCO object detection and segmentation datasets.

problem The effectiveness of pre-training in improving object detection and segmentation models is limited.
method Investigated self-training as an alternative method to utilize additional data.
result Self-training consistently improves model performance across various dataset sizes and data augmentation levels.

Pre-training is crucial for learning deep neural networks. Most of existing pre-training methods train simple models (e.g., restricted Boltzmann machines) and then stack them layer by layer to form the deep structure. This layer-wise pre-training has found strong theoretical foundation and broad empirical support. Howe…

2015-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Personalizes pre-trained models for nonparametric regression with limited data.

problem Improving data efficiency in nonparametric regression with few samples.
method Develops a theoretical framework and algorithms for few-shot personalization of black-box models.
result Achieves minimax optimal rate for personalization in nonparametric regression.

Paper develops a theory explaining contrastive pre-training for multimodal AI.

problem Limited theoretical understanding of contrastive pre-training for multi-modal AI.
method Introduces approximate sufficient statistics and Joint Generative Hierarchical Model.
result Near-minimizers of contrastive loss are approximately sufficient, enabling diverse downstream tasks.

Study builds a Japanese financial-specific LLM through continual pre-training.

problem Lack of domain-specific Japanese financial LLMs.
method Continual pre-training on Japanese financial-focused datasets using a base Japanese LLM.
result Tuned model outperforms original model on Japanese financial benchmarks.

Downscaled models outperform larger ones on GLUE tasks.

problem Difficulty in attributing performance changes to specific factors in large language models.
method Pre-trained down-scaled versions of Transformer-based architectures on a common corpus, benchmarked on GLUE tasks.
result MLM + NSP (BERT-style) consistently outperforms other objectives.

New measure assesses time series pre-training data quality without labels.

problem Challenges in collecting diverse pre-training datasets for time series classification.
method Contrastive-learning-based foundation model and contrastive accuracy measure.
result Contrastive accuracy correlates with model performance on downstream tasks.

Researchers develop method to protect against 'weight poisoning' attacks on pre-trained models.

problem The security threat of downloading untrusted pre-trained weights that can be manipulated after fine-tuning.
method RIPPLe regularization method and Embedding Surgery initialization procedure.
result Demonstrated that weight poisoning attacks are possible even with limited knowledge of the dataset and fine-tuning procedure.

Many applications of machine learning require a model to make accurate pre-dictions on test examples that are distributionally different from training ones, while task-specific labels are scarce during training. An effective approach to this challenge is to pre-train a model on related tasks where data is abundant, and…

2019-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved LLM pre-training performance through better weight and variance control.

problem Improper weight and variance control in LLM pre-training affects downstream task performance.
method Introduced Layer Index Rescaling (LIR) and Target Variance Rescaling (TVR) techniques.
result Substantial improvements in downstream task performance (up to 4.6%) and reduced extreme activation values.

Paper shows pre-training and transfer learning reduce sample complexity for neural networks.

problem Training high-dimensional supervised learning with limited labeled data.
method Study of single-layer neural networks via online stochastic gradient descent, considering concept shift.
result Pre-training and transfer learning reduce sample complexity by polynomial factors under general assumptions.

The paper develops an asymptotic theory of self-supervised pre-training.

problem Sharpness of current rates in self-supervised pre-training and their accuracy.
method Two-stage M-estimation and tools from Riemannian geometry.
result Characterization of the limiting distribution of the downstream test risk.

Delphyne improves financial time series models with pre-trained language models.

problem Lack of financial data and negative transfer effect in existing time-series pre-trained models.
method Delphyne is a pre-trained model for financial time series that addresses the lack of financial data and negative transfer effect.
result Delphyne achieves competitive performance and superior performances on various financial tasks.

The study finds a theoretical bound for pre-training iterations needed for pruning to yield good subnetwork performance.

problem Discovering efficient subnetworks within pre-trained dense networks.
method Mathematical analysis of a two-layer, fully-connected network, validating with a multi-layer perceptron trained on MNIST.
result A logarithmically dependent threshold on dataset size for successful pruning.

New findings show BERT subnetworks can train independently and transfer to various tasks.

problem Finding smaller subnetworks that can train independently and transfer to other tasks.
method Examined pre-trained BERT models for subnetworks that can train independently and transfer to various downstream tasks.
result Found subnetworks at 40% to 90% sparsity that can train independently and transfer to various tasks.

This work studies the impact of intra-/inter-class diversity on pre-training datasets and finds a balance for optimal performance.

problem The impact of intra-/inter-class diversity on supervised pre-training datasets and their effect on downstream tasks.
method Empirical study and theoretical analysis of the relationship between diversity types and downstream performance.
result The optimal class-to-sample ratio is invariant to the size of the pre-training dataset and can be predicted.

Optimus pre-trains sentences in a latent space for various NLP tasks.

problem Training large-scale language models for diverse NLP tasks.
method Pre-trained Variational Autoencoder (VAE) on large text corpus, fine-tuned for various tasks.
result Optimus achieves state-of-the-art on VAE language modeling benchmarks.

Kronos improves financial time series analysis with a pre-trained model.

problem Limited application of large-scale models to financial candlestick data.
method Unified, scalable pre-training framework for financial K-line modeling.
result Kronos excels in financial tasks like price forecasting and volatility prediction.

New analysis shows diverse classes in pre-training boost NLP performance.

problem Improving sample efficiency in downstream NLP tasks.
method Proved that diverse classes in pre-training lead to better performance, using a large last linear layer singular value.
result Transfer learning excess risk improves with large ildeν ildeν and $O\left(\frac{1}{ ildeν \sqrt{n}} ight)$ rate.

Pre-trained model from healthy ADLs improves gait pattern classification for Parkinson's disease.

problem Limited training data for deep learning models in healthcare applications.
method Used convolutional autoencoder to extract features from healthy ADLs data and trained a multi-layer perceptron model for Parkinson's disease classification.
result Features extracted from healthy ADLs data can be used to train an effective classification model for Parkinson's disease.

Theoretical study shows adversarial training improves robustness in deep learning models.

problem Ensuring robustness in pre-trained deep learning models.
method Theoretical analysis of adversarial training and feature purification in two-layer neural networks.
result Adversarial training leads to feature purification, making models more robust to attacks.

This work theoretically investigates the performance of a composite neural network. A composite neural network is a rooted directed acyclic graph combining a set of pre-trained and non-instantiated neural network models, where a pre-trained neural network model is well-crafted for a specific task and targeted to approx…

2019-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

This study explores how examples influence ICL in LLMs.

problem Understanding how examples impact in-context learning in large language models.
method Theoretical study with a probabilistic model extending from Gaussian mixture model.
result The impact of pre-training knowledge and examples on ICL prediction accuracy.

Paper provides conditions for reliable use of pre-trained embeddings in econometrics.

problem Uncertainty in using pre-trained embeddings for econometric tasks.
method Derives sufficient conditions and convergence rates for machine learning models with pre-trained embeddings.
result Establishes theoretical foundations for reliable use of pre-trained embeddings in econometrics.