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OrScale optimization method enhances neural network training

Researchers have introduced OrScale, a novel optimization method designed to improve the training of large neural networks. OrScale addresses the direction and magnitude of updates by adapting the trust-ratio principle to an orthogonalized setting. This method aims to provide a dynamic, per-layer scalar adjustment, ensuring that optimization gains are effectively distributed across different architectural components. Experiments on models ranging from 125 million to 16 billion parameters demonstrate that OrScale can match or surpass existing methods like Muon with no additional hyperparameter tuning. AI

IMPACT Introduces a novel optimization technique that could lead to more efficient training of large-scale AI models.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Yuxuan Lou, Yang You ·

    OrScale: Orthogonalised Optimization with Layer-Wise Trust-Ratio Scaling

    arXiv:2605.07815v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Muon fixes the \emph{direction} of every matrix-valued update at the polar factor of its momentum, while each layer's step \emph{magnitude} is addressed only by a static shape correction. We derive a dynamic per-layer scal…