Transformers Learn to Achieve Second-Order Convergence Rates for In-Context Linear Regression

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Main Authors:	Fu, Deqing, Chen, Tian-Qi, Jia, Robin, Sharan, Vatsal
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2023
Subjects:	Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Computation and Language
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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