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MLIP scaling laws depend on data, model, and test distribution

A new research paper explores the universality of scaling laws for machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs), finding that while power-law scaling improvements are observed with increased data, the specific exponent, error floor, and sample efficiency are influenced by model architecture, target quantity, data sampling policy, and test set distribution. The study highlights that structure count alone is insufficient for scaling MLIPs, emphasizing that the value of additional data depends on its chemical and configurational content relative to the model's intended use. Different sampling strategies can yield varying results, with some improving cross-dataset performance while others degrade in-distribution performance. AI

IMPACT This research suggests that optimizing data selection is crucial for improving the performance of machine-learned interatomic potentials, potentially leading to more efficient material science simulations.

RANK_REASON The item is a research paper published on arXiv detailing findings about machine learning models. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Theo Keane, Anthony Onwuli, Richard Tomsett, Robert M. Forrest, Jonathan J. Bean ·

    Are Scaling Laws of Universal MLIPs Universal?

    arXiv:2611.15603v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Neural scaling laws enable the prediction of returns from larger training datasets, but machine-learned interatomic potential (MLIP) datasets are heterogeneous and expensive to generate, and equal numbers of structures need not co…