A forget-gate-only LSTM outperforms standard LSTM on benchmark datasets.
problem The necessity of all gates in LSTM networks.
method A forget-gate-only LSTM with chrono-initialized biases.
result The forget-gate-only LSTM outperforms standard LSTM on MNIST and pMNIST datasets.
We present a novel recurrent neural network (RNN) based model that combines the remembering ability of unitary RNNs with the ability of gated RNNs to effectively forget redundant/irrelevant information in its memory. We achieve this by extending unitary RNNs with a gating mechanism. Our model is able to outperform LSTM…
New interpretation of RNN forget gate improves learnability for long-term sequential data.
problem Improving learnability of recurrent neural networks for long-term temporal dependencies.
method Generalized theory of gated RNNs, focusing on gradient behavior over time.
result Existing RNNs satisfy the gradient condition for initial training, suggesting validity of forget gate interpretation.
Dropout helps a stable network learn new tasks without forgetting old ones.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in neural networks when learning multiple tasks.
method Investigate the relationship between dropout and stability in neural networks, showing dropout acts as an implicit gating mechanism.
result Dropout stabilizes a network's learning, allowing it to learn new tasks without forgetting old ones.
AI learns to learn sequentially without forgetting.
problem Preventing catastrophic forgetting in machine learning models.
method Meta-learning a neuromodulatory activation-gating function to control selective activation in deep neural networks.
result State-of-the-art continual learning performance with 600 classes (9,000 updates).
Gated Linear Networks bypass feature learning for fast online learning.
problem Fast online learning and feature learning trade-offs in neural networks.
method Distributed and local credit assignment mechanism, data-dependent gating, online convex optimization.
result GLNs achieve universal learning capabilities and resilience to catastrophic forgetting.
New insights into continual learning with task similarity.
problem Challenges in learning similar tasks without interference.
method Linear teacher-student model with latent structure.
result High input feature similarity with low readout similarity is catastrophic.
Study stability of selective SSMs with discontinuous gating.
problem Challenges in stability analysis of selective SSMs with discontinuous gating.
method Passivity and Input-to-State Stability (ISS) analysis of continuous-time selective SSMs.
result Derivation of sufficient conditions for global ISS with respect to the port input.
New framework prevents forgetting in sequential learning tasks.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in Convolutional Neural Networks.
method Conditional channel gating modules and task classifier.
result Consistent improvement over existing methods in continual learning.
Proposes a new LSTM gate structure using bivariate Beta distribution.
problem Inflexibility of sigmoid gates in modeling multi-modality and skewness, and lack of modeling correlation between gates.
method Introduces a bivariate Beta distribution gate structure within LSTM cells.
result Empirically shows higher gradient values and improved model performance.
Faster ZSL with continual learning and self-gating.
problem Generalizing models to unseen categories and handling sequential data.
method Meta-continual zero-shot learning (MCZSL) with self-gating and scaled class normalization.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art results with faster training (>100imes). Recurrent neural networks with various types of hidden units have been used to solve a diverse range of problems involving sequence data. Two of the most recent proposals, gated recurrent units (GRU) and minimal gated units (MGU), have shown comparable promising results on example public datasets. In this paper, we int…
New method prevents forgetting in learning new tasks.
problem Poor ability of models to solve new problems without forgetting.
method Task-agnostic hierarchical information-theoretic optimality principle with Mixture-of-Variational-Experts layer.
result Demonstrated competitive performance in continual supervised and reinforcement learning.
G-GLN extends GLNs to multiple regression and density modeling.
problem Learning features in deep neural networks.
method G-GLN uses a distributed and local credit assignment mechanism based on optimizing a convex objective.
result G-GLN achieves competitive or state-of-the-art performance on regression benchmarks.
Gating units in GRUs and LSTMs create slow modes and control phase-space complexity.
problem Training challenges in RNNs due to exploding or vanishing gradients.
method Random matrix theory and mean-field theory applied to GRUs and LSTMs.
result Gates in GRUs and LSTMs lead to accumulation of slow modes and control phase-space complexity.
We quantify forgetting in post-training models, distinguishing mass and drift.
problem Understanding and preventing forgetting in post-training generative models.
method Developed theoretical results under a two-mode mixture abstraction, formalizing mass and drift forgetting.
result Forgetting can be precisely quantified based on divergence direction, geometric overlap, and training regime.
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), which are a powerful scheme for modeling temporal and sequential data need to capture long-term dependencies on datasets and represent them in hidden layers with a powerful model to capture more information from inputs. For modeling long-term dependencies in a dataset, the gating mecha…
This research proposes a CL model for RNNs to handle sequential data without forgetting.
problem Learning in dynamic environments without forgetting previous knowledge for sequential data.
method A Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model with Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) for CL.
result The proposed model outperforms EWC and RNNs on CL benchmarks for sequential data.
The study shows how modular learning can adapt to new tasks.
problem Adapting to new tasks in an ever-changing environment.
method Task segmentation, modular learning, memory-based ensembling.
result The system demonstrates robustness to catastrophic forgetting and increasing positive transfer.
New method prevents forgetting in learning new tasks.
problem Learning new tasks without forgetting old knowledge.
method Hierarchical information-theoretic optimality principle and Mixture-of-Variational-Experts layer.
result Our method can operate task-agnostically and improve performance in various learning problems.
MCRM improves LSTM-GRU memory by compactly nesting them.
problem Improving recurrent neural network memory for temporal sequence tasks.
method Introducing MCRM, a nested LSTM-GRU architecture with compact memory.
result MCRMs outperform existing architectures on specific tasks.
In this paper we introduce a model of lifelong learning, based on a Network of Experts. New tasks / experts are learned and added to the model sequentially, building on what was learned before. To ensure scalability of this process,data from previous tasks cannot be stored and hence is not available when learning a new…
A new model learns preferences incrementally without personal data.
problem Incremental session-based recommendation without personal data.
method Memory Augmented Neural model (MAN) that combines a neural recommender with a nonparametric memory.
result MAN consistently outperforms existing methods in incremental session-based recommendation.
Paper tackles forgetting in neural networks, proposing solutions.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in artificial neural networks.
method Simple model and reinforcement learning applications.
result Proposes solutions to prevent forgetting in neural networks.
Adam optimizer leads to more forgetting in neural networks.
problem Understanding and quantifying catastrophic forgetting in neural networks.
method Comparative analysis of various optimization algorithms and metrics in different learning scenarios.
result Adam optimizer causes more forgetting compared to classical algorithms like SGD.
This paper investigates how forgetting affects neural network representations and stabilizes deeper layers.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in machine learning models trained on sequential tasks.
method Representational analysis techniques and empirical studies on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 datasets.
result Deeper layers are disproportionately the source of forgetting, and methods to mitigate forgetting stabilize these layers.
New theory explains forgetting in learning algorithms.
problem Tendency of learning algorithms to forget past knowledge.
method Proposes a self-consistency theory of forgetting as a loss of predictive information.
result Exact Bayesian inference allows for adaptation without forgetting.
The paper proposes selective forgetting for deep neural networks at a finer level than samples.
problem Selective forgetting of deep neural networks to handle outliers, poisoned data, or sensitive information.
method Formulated selective forgetting at a finer level than samples, introduced as an optimization problem on three criteria.
result Experimental results show the model can forget specific information for classification, improving accuracy in specific cases.
The paper studies 4-qubit Clifford states and their properties.
problem Understanding the set and properties of 4-qubit Clifford states.
method Analyzing the 293760 4-qubit Clifford states, splitting them into 18 groups, and studying the action of CNOT gates and local gates.
result There are 293760 4-qubit Clifford states with specific entanglement entropies, and any pair can be connected with local gates and at most 3 CNOT gates.
Bayesian approach improves neural network recurrence.
problem Improving neural network recurrence mechanisms.
method Introducing Bayesian recurrence relations and gates.
result Bayesian approach can perform as well as or better than conventional recurrent networks.
Improved logistic MoE with sigmoid gate shows better sample efficiency.
problem Improving sample efficiency in logistic MoE models.
method Comprehensive analysis of multinomial logistic MoE with modified sigmoid gate, incorporating temperature parameter and using Euclidean score.
result The sigmoid gate leads to lower sample complexity than softmax gate for both parameter and expert estimation.
Study helps identify which ANN parameters cause forgetting.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in neural networks.
method Determines individual parameter contributions to forgetting.
result Identifies specific ANN parameters causing forgetting.
Paper introduces Auto DeepVis to explain catastrophic forgetting in continual learning.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in continual learning of deep neural networks.
method Auto DeepVis and critical freezing techniques to address catastrophic forgetting.
result Critical freezing outperforms other methods on both past and future tasks.
The paper analyzes how forgetting in LLMs is linked to simple task-upstream example associations.
problem Forgetting of upstream knowledge in fine-tuned LLMs.
method Empirical analysis of forgotten examples in N upstream examples after M new tasks, using low-rank matrix approximation. result Forgetting can be predicted efficiently using matrix completion over empirical associations.
New method prepares 3-qubit states using local gates and controlled-Z gates.
problem Preparation of 3-qubit states using quantum gates.
method Uses Ry(θ) gates and controlled-Z gates, with an optimal number of controlled-Z gates. result Optimal number of controlled-Z gates for preparing 3-qubit states is four. Study shows how task similarity affects forgetting in teacher-student setup.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in continual learning.
method Extended teacher-student setup to multiple teachers, analyzing similarity between tasks.
result Task similarity, whether at readouts or features, influences forgetting and transfer.
Sigmoid gating is more sample efficient than softmax in mixture of experts.
problem Softmax gating leads to unnecessary competition among experts, causing representation collapse.
method Theoretical analysis of a regression framework with mixture of experts, identifying identifiability conditions and convergence rates.
result Sigmoid gating requires fewer samples to achieve the same expert estimation error as softmax gating.
LoRA fine-tuning causes forgetting, studied via particle system dynamics.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in LoRA fine-tuning.
method Mean-field self-attention model, partial differential equations, dynamical systems.
result Characterization of phase transitions in forgetting behavior.
In quantum computation, series of quantum gates have to be arranged in a predefined sequence that led to a quantum circuit in order to solve a particular problem. What if the sequence of quantum gates is known but both the problem to be solved and the outcome of the so defined quantum circuit remain in the shadow? This…
The paper examines GANs' forgetting and mode collapse, showing how they relate and impact training.
problem Catastrophic forgetting and mode collapse in GANs during continual learning.
method Investigates the continual learning nature of GANs, analyzing discriminator's output landscapes and convergence.
result Catastrophic forgetting and mode collapse are interrelated and prevent GANs from converging.
SeNA-CNN prevents forgetting in CNNs by selectively augmenting networks.
problem Preventing catastrophic forgetting in neural networks.
method Selective network augmentation to learn new tasks without forgetting old ones.
result SeNA-CNN outperforms state-of-the-art Learning without Forgetting algorithms in some scenarios.
Bayesian online meta-learning framework tackles catastrophic forgetting in few-shot classification.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in few-shot classification problems.
method Bayesian online learning, meta-learning, Laplace approximation, variational inference.
result Framework effectively achieves goal of overcoming catastrophic forgetting in few-shot classification.
New approach for deep neural networks to learn invariance through adversarial forgetting.
problem Learning invariance for deep neural networks in the presence of nuisance and bias factors.
method Adversarial forgetting mechanism to induce amnesia to unwanted data factors.
result State-of-the-art performance in learning invariance across various datasets and tasks.
Study analyzes catastrophic forgetting in continual learning using teacher-student networks.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in continuously learning systems.
method Teacher-student learning framework, similarity of input distributions and target functions.
result Network can avoid catastrophic forgetting with small input distribution similarity and large target function similarity.
Self-supervised GAN prevents forgetting in sequential tasks.
problem Discriminator forgetting in GANs leads to training instability.
method Add self-supervision to the discriminator to maintain useful representations.
result Self-supervised GAN outperforms regular GANs in learning better representations.
Paper tackles catastrophic forgetting in sequential learning.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in sequential learning.
method Regularizes training with sketches of Jacobian matrix of past data.
result Proves overcoming catastrophic forgetting for linear and wide neural networks.
Bayesian method sparsifies gated RNNs, improving speed and interpretability.
problem Sparsifying neural networks to reduce complexity and improve performance.
method Bayesian approach to sparsify weights, neurons, and gates in LSTM architectures.
result Sparsified gated RNNs speed up forward pass and improve compression.
This work tackles catastrophic forgetting in neural networks by mimicking brain's metaplasticity.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in neural networks, where new tasks erase previously learned ones.
method Interpreting binarized neural networks as metaplastic systems, adjusting their training technique.
result Training technique reduces catastrophic forgetting without needing previously presented data.