Optimizing Large-Scale Language Models
Challenges and Solutions
Training large-scale language models faces challenges due to increasing computational costs and energy consumption. Optimizing training efficiency is crucial for advancing AI research. Efficient optimization methods enhance performance and applicability in real-world scenarios like medical diagnosis and automated customer service.
Current Optimization Methods
Existing methods like Adam, SGD, Adafactor, and Lion have specific limitations. A comparative study is proposed to identify their performance across various model sizes and hyperparameter configurations. Two simplified versions of Adam, Signum, and Adalayer, are introduced to capture core benefits and isolate effects of layerwise preconditioning.
Research and Experimentation
The research involves extensive experimentation using autoregressive language models with different parameter scales. Key hyperparameters are systematically varied, and detailed analyses are conducted to understand how different layers of the network respond to various optimization strategies.
Findings and Insights
The findings indicate that Adam, Adafactor, and Lion perform comparably in terms of both peak performance and stability, while SGD consistently underperforms. This nuanced understanding of optimizer performance and stability provides valuable insights for optimizing large-scale language models.
Advancing AI Research
The proposed method provides a comprehensive analysis of optimizer performance and stability for language model training, addressing the critical challenge of efficient model training and potentially making advanced language models more accessible.
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