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48 results for surprise-based memory

APL learns from surprising observations to quickly generalize from few examples.

problem Quickly generalize from limited data for intelligent systems.
method Approximates probability distributions by remembering surprising observations in an external memory module.
result APL performs as well as state-of-the-art baselines on few-shot classification benchmarks.

Bayes Factor Surprise enables rapid adaptation to changing environments.

problem Learning in volatile, non-stationary stochastic environments.
method Bayesian inference in a hierarchical model with a Bayes Factor Surprise probability ratio.
result Novel surprise-based algorithms improve parameter estimation and performance.

VASE uses Bayesian neural networks to improve exploration in sparse reward environments.

problem Exploration in environments with continuous control and sparse rewards.
method VASE uses a Bayesian neural network model of the environment dynamics and variational inference to alternately update the model's accuracy and policy.
result VASE outperforms other surprise-based exploration techniques in continuous control sparse reward environments.

DG separates successes and failures by gating updates with advantage and surprisal.

problem Negative learning from surprising data in distributed reinforcement learning.
method DG gates each update with the product of advantage and surprisal, suppressing failures and preserving successes.
result DG outperforms other methods in various challenging reinforcement learning tasks.

Study intrinsic motivation for synergistic tasks in reinforcement learning.

problem Sparse-reward synergistic tasks where multiple agents must work together.
method Propose incentivizing actions that affect the world in ways not achievable individually, using either true states or a dynamics model.
result Our approach yields more efficient learning than typical methods.

Proposes a novel SAM operator for separate item and relational memories.

problem Limited memory interactions in neural networks.
method Introduces a Self-attentive Associative Memory (SAM) operator to separate item and relational memories.
result Achieves competitive results in various tasks, including geometry, graph, reinforcement learning, and question answering.

Stable Hadamard Memory improves reinforcement learning by efficiently managing memory.

problem Memory models struggle in partially observable reinforcement learning environments.
method Introduces a novel memory model using the Hadamard product for efficient memory management and updates.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art memory-based methods on challenging benchmarks.

ARMIN improves memory efficiency and lightness in neural networks.

problem Complex memory addressing and inefficient memory information exploitation in previous MANNs.
method ARMIN uses hidden state for automatic memory addressing and a novel RNN cell for memory integration.
result ARMIN achieves lower computational overhead and similar performances compared to vanilla LSTM.

New memory allocation scheme improves image generation performance.

problem Improving episodic and semantic memory representation in neural networks.
method Developed a hierarchical latent variable model with differentiable, locally block allocated latent memory.
result Improved conditional likelihood values on various datasets.

DAM with MRL improves relational reasoning in MANNs.

problem Limited performance of associative memory networks on complex relational reasoning tasks.
method Distributed Associative Memory architecture with Memory Refreshing Loss.
result Enhanced relation reasoning performance of MANNs on long temporal sequence data.

We discuss memory models which are based on tensor decompositions using latent representations of entities and events. We show how episodic memory and semantic memory can be realized and discuss how new memory traces can be generated from sensory input: Existing memories are the basis for perception and new memories ar…

2017-08-09abs ↗pdf ↗

LEMN improves memory networks for learning from streaming data.

problem Efficiently processing large data streams in memory-augmented neural networks.
method LEMN uses a RNN-based retention agent to learn and replace less important memory entries based on their importance and historical context.
result LEMN achieves significant improvements over existing methods in learning from streaming data.

mGRN improves multivariate time series prediction by managing marginal and joint memories.

problem Extracting dependencies in multivariate sequential data with strong serial and cross-sectional dependencies.
method Developed a novel recurrent network architecture, Memory-Gated Recurrent Networks (mGRN), with gates for marginal and joint memories.
result mGRN consistently outperforms state-of-the-art architectures on various public datasets.

Model combines long-term and short-term memory using conceptors.

problem Transfer between long-term and short-term memory.
method Recurrent neural network with gated reservoir for short-term memory and conceptors for long-term memory.
result Standard operations on conceptors allow combining long-term memories and describing their effect on short-term memory.

New memory in neural networks mimics computer architectures.

problem Learning algorithms and complex tasks with neural networks.
method Introducing a new memory to store weights for a neural controller, similar to stored-program memory in computers.
result Neural Stored-program Memory enhances neural networks' adaptability and learning capabilities.

Enhanced Hopfield model boosts memory retrieval capacity.

problem Memory retrieval in modern Hopfield models with limited capacity.
method Introduces a learnable feature map transforming energy function into kernel space, minimizing separation loss for uniform memory distribution.
result Significant reduction in metastable states, enhancing memory capacity and retrieval accuracy.

Memory networks are neural networks with an explicit memory component that can be both read and written to by the network. The memory is often addressed in a soft way using a softmax function, making end-to-end training with backpropagation possible. However, this is not computationally scalable for applications which …

2016-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We present an end-to-end trained memory system that quickly adapts to new data and generates samples like them. Inspired by Kanerva's sparse distributed memory, it has a robust distributed reading and writing mechanism. The memory is analytically tractable, which enables optimal on-line compression via a Bayesian updat…

2018-04-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Generative diffusion models mimic biological memory networks, encoding associative dynamics in deep neural weights.

problem Understanding long-term memory mechanisms in neuroscience and AI.
method Interpreting generative diffusion models as energy-based models and comparing them to Hopfield networks.
result Generative diffusion models can encode associative dynamics of Hopfield networks in deep neural weights.

A new memory system handles non-stationary environments by self-sizing and retaining memories.

problem Non-stationary environments where memories arrive over time and must be distinguished from noise.
method A self-sizing continual associative memory that generalizes Hopfield's network, handling adaptation and novelty.
result The memory system grows to the intrinsic memory demand of the environment and retains memories without forgetting.

Accelerators with power-law memory are proposed in the framework of the discrete time approach. To describe discrete accelerators we use the capital stock adjustment principle, which has been suggested by Matthews.The suggested discrete accelerators with memory describe the economic processes with the power-law memory …

2016-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning typically requires training a very capable architecture using large datasets. However, many important learning problems demand an ability to draw valid inferences from small size datasets, and such problems pose a particular challenge for deep learning. In this regard, various researches on "meta-learning…

2017-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Augmenting a neural network with memory that can grow without growing the number of trained parameters is a recent powerful concept with many exciting applications. We propose a design of memory augmented neural networks (MANNs) called Labeled Memory Networks (LMNs) suited for tasks requiring online adaptation in class…

2017-07-05abs ↗pdf ↗

New method optimizes memory usage in neural networks, improving sequential learning.

problem Current memory models in neural networks waste memory and computation.
method Formulated an optimization problem to maximize information storage, introduced Cached Uniform Writing.
result Proved Cached Uniform Writing optimizes memory usage and outperforms other methods.

MEMGAN uses memory to improve anomaly detection by isolating abnormal data.

problem Weak guarantees for detecting anomalous data in classical algorithms.
method Memory-augmented Generative Adversarial Networks (MEMGAN) with a memory module.
result MEMGAN provides strong guarantees for anomaly detection with improved reconstruction.

Paper proposes low-rank gradient approximation to save memory for deep neural network training.

problem Memory limitation on mobile devices for deep neural network training.
method Approximating gradient matrices using low-rank parameterization.
result Reduces training memory by about 33.0% for Adam optimization and 4.5% relative lower word error rate on ASR personalization task.

Active-memory mechanisms can replace self-attention in Transformers, but optimal results often require both.

problem Replacing self-attention with active-memory mechanisms in Transformers.
method Evaluation of various active-memory mechanisms in a Transformer model.
result Active-memory mechanisms can achieve comparable results to self-attention for language modeling, but optimal results are often achieved by combining both mechanisms.

A novel memory mechanism for reinforcement learning agents that stores past events in human-readable language.

problem Lack of interpretability in reinforcement learning agent's memory mechanisms.
method Uses CLIP to associate visual inputs with language tokens, then feeds these tokens to a pretrained language model.
result Significantly faster convergence on challenging continuous recognition tasks.

Unified model explains volatility memory in stocks and forex.

problem Understanding the components of volatility memory in financial markets.
method Developed a three-dimensional decomposition of volatility memory into level, shape, and tempo.
result Unified model shows that volatility memory is state-dependent, with different gates prevailing in equities and forex.

Global Memory Augmentation (GMAT) improves Transformer performance on long documents.

problem Large memory requirements of Transformer pairwise dot-product attention for long sequences.
method Integrates a dense global memory of length M into sparse Transformer blocks.
result Significant improvement on various tasks, including synthetic tasks, masked language modeling, and reading comprehension.

Enhanced image recognition models learn from human-like memory and shape biases.

problem Improving robustness of image recognition models against various perturbations.
method Integrating human-like episodic memory and shape bias features into image recognition models.
result Combining human-like features improves robustness against both adversarial and natural perturbations.