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FromageStep

The Fromage (Frobenius Matched Gradient Descent) optimizer step.

Based on Bernstein et al, 2020, this optimizer requires no or little learning rate tuning or scheduling, and can work across a range of neural network topologies, including transformers and GANs, with the same setting. A minimal degree of adaptation, such as dividing by 10 when the loss plateaus, can be helpful, however. Like all step nodes, this node only processes gradients, and the resulting updates must be applied manually to the weights (this can be accomplished using the Add node). However, you can also pass it to the StepSolver node which implements the full optimization loop. More Info... Version 0.2.0

Ports/Properties

gradients

Gradients to be transformed.

verbose name
Gradients
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
INOUT

weights

Optional current weights.

verbose name
Weights
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

state

Explicit state of the node.

verbose name
State
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
INOUT

learning_rate

Learning rate.

verbose name
Learning Rate
default value
0.01
port type
FloatPort
value type
float (can be None)

min_norm

Minimum gradient norm. This can be used to avoid dividing by zero when rescaling; small gradients are rescaled to at least this value.

verbose name
Min Norm
default value
1e-06
port type
FloatPort
value type
float (can be None)

set_breakpoint

Set a breakpoint on this node. If this is enabled, your debugger (if one is attached) will trigger a breakpoint.

verbose name
Set Breakpoint (Debug Only)
default value
False
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

metadata

User-definable meta-data associated with the node. Usually reserved for technical purposes.

verbose name
Metadata
default value
{}
port type
DictPort
value type
dict (can be None)