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GLU structures accelerate LLM optimization by reshaping NTK spectrum

Researchers have investigated why Gated Linear Units (GLU) are superior to non-GLU structures in large language models. Their analysis in the neural tangent kernel regime indicates that GLU reshapes the NTK spectrum, resulting in a smaller condition number and faster convergence. While GLU appears to accelerate optimization, empirical observations suggest it has a limited effect on reducing the generalization gap in models like ViT and GPT-2. AI

IMPACT Explains a key architectural advantage in LLMs, potentially guiding future model design for faster training.

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GLU structures accelerate LLM optimization by reshaping NTK spectrum

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Xingyu Lyu, Qianqian Xu, Zhiyong Yang, Peisong Wen, Qingming Huang ·

    The Devil is in the Condition Numbers: Why is GLU Better than non-GLU Structure?

    arXiv:2605.20749v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Gated Linear Units (GLU) and their variants are widely adopted in modern open-source large language model architectures and consistently outperform their non-gated counterparts, yet the underlying reasons for this advantage remain…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Qingming Huang ·

    The Devil is in the Condition Numbers: Why is GLU Better than non-GLU Structure?

    Gated Linear Units (GLU) and their variants are widely adopted in modern open-source large language model architectures and consistently outperform their non-gated counterparts, yet the underlying reasons for this advantage remain unclear. In this work, we study GLU by analyzing …