The Quantization Model of Neural Scaling
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| author | Michaud, Eric J. Liu, Ziming Girit, Uzay Tegmark, Max |
| author_facet | Michaud, Eric J. Liu, Ziming Girit, Uzay Tegmark, Max |
| contents | We propose the Quantization Model of neural scaling laws, explaining both the observed power law dropoff of loss with model and data size, and also the sudden emergence of new capabilities with scale. We derive this model from what we call the Quantization Hypothesis, where network knowledge and skills are "quantized" into discrete chunks ($\textbf{quanta}$). We show that when quanta are learned in order of decreasing use frequency, then a power law in use frequencies explains observed power law scaling of loss. We validate this prediction on toy datasets, then study how scaling curves decompose for large language models. Using language model gradients, we automatically decompose model behavior into a diverse set of skills (quanta). We tentatively find that the frequency at which these quanta are used in the training distribution roughly follows a power law corresponding with the empirical scaling exponent for language models, a prediction of our theory. |
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| spellingShingle | The Quantization Model of Neural Scaling Michaud, Eric J. Liu, Ziming Girit, Uzay Tegmark, Max Machine Learning Disordered Systems and Neural Networks We propose the Quantization Model of neural scaling laws, explaining both the observed power law dropoff of loss with model and data size, and also the sudden emergence of new capabilities with scale. We derive this model from what we call the Quantization Hypothesis, where network knowledge and skills are "quantized" into discrete chunks ($\textbf{quanta}$). We show that when quanta are learned in order of decreasing use frequency, then a power law in use frequencies explains observed power law scaling of loss. We validate this prediction on toy datasets, then study how scaling curves decompose for large language models. Using language model gradients, we automatically decompose model behavior into a diverse set of skills (quanta). We tentatively find that the frequency at which these quanta are used in the training distribution roughly follows a power law corresponding with the empirical scaling exponent for language models, a prediction of our theory. |
| title | The Quantization Model of Neural Scaling |
| topic | Machine Learning Disordered Systems and Neural Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.13506 |