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Linear RNNs show promise in state-tracking tasks by converting them to code

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Researchers have developed a method to convert permutation composition tasks into code, enabling linear RNNs to excel where Transformers have previously struggled. This approach addresses the incompatibility of state-tracking tasks with the next-token prediction training commonly used for language models. The study also investigates the inherent difficulty of tracking states in code when actions are not fully observable, framing it as a probabilistic finite-state automaton problem where linear RNNs may underperform non-linear ones. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to new training methods for sequence models, potentially improving their ability to handle complex state-tracking tasks.

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Linear RNNs show promise in state-tracking tasks by converting them to code

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Julien Siems, Riccardo Grazzi, Korbinian P\"oppel, Kirill Kalinin, Hitesh Ballani, Babak Rahmani ·

    Learning State-Tracking from Code Using Linear RNNs

    arXiv:2602.14814v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Over the last years, state-tracking tasks, particularly permutation composition, have become a testbed to understand the limits of sequence models architectures like Transformers and RNNs (linear and non-linear). However, …

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