Efficient Adaptation of Large Language Models

The field of large language models is moving towards more efficient adaptation methods, focusing on reducing the number of trainable parameters and computational resources required for fine-tuning. Recent developments have introduced innovative parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods, such as those utilizing low-rank updates and tensor-based adaptations, which have shown to match or nearly match the performance of full fine-tuning while using significantly fewer parameters. Notable papers in this area include HyperAdapt, which reduces the number of trainable parameters by applying row- and column-wise scaling, and CR-Net, which implements a dual-path architecture to efficiently reconstruct layer activations. Additionally, TensLoRA provides a unified framework for tensor-based low-rank adaptations, and OPLoRA proposes a memory-efficient optimizer that closes the gap between full training and LoRA fine-tuning. These advancements have the potential to significantly impact the field by enabling more efficient and effective adaptation of large language models to specialized applications.

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HyperAdapt: Simple High-Rank Adaptation

CR-Net: Scaling Parameter-Efficient Training with Cross-Layer Low-Rank Structure

TensLoRA: Tensor Alternatives for Low-Rank Adaptation

Linear Transformers Implicitly Discover Unified Numerical Algorithms

Faster Than SVD, Smarter Than SGD: The OPLoRA Alternating Update

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