Do Neural Networks Lose Plasticity in a Gradually Changing World?
A new research paper explores the phenomenon of "loss of plasticity" in neural networks, where the models gradually lose their ability to learn new tasks. The study, published on arXiv, investigates whether the abruptness of task transitions in existing benchmarks contributes to this loss. By simulating gradually changing environments through input/output interpolation and task sampling, the research demonstrates that plasticity loss is significantly reduced when environmental changes are gradual. AI
IMPACT Suggests that gradual training environments may mitigate the degradation of learning capabilities in AI models over time.