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GradientStabilizer improves LLM training stability by controlling gradient norms

Researchers have developed GradientStabilizer, a new method to improve training stability in deep learning systems, particularly for large language models. This technique addresses issues caused by rare but extreme gradient-norm spikes that can disrupt training. Unlike traditional gradient clipping, GradientStabilizer preserves the gradient direction while replacing the update magnitude with a statistically stabilized estimate, ensuring bounded updates regardless of spike size. Experiments across various domains, including LLM pre-training and image classification, show that GradientStabilizer enhances training stability, expands viable learning rate ranges, and reduces divergence compared to existing methods. AI

IMPACT This method could lead to more robust and efficient training of large AI models, potentially reducing computational costs and improving performance.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Tianjin Huang, Zhangyang Wang, Haotian Hu, Zhenyu Zhang, Gaojie Jin, Xiang Li, Li Shen, Jiaxing Shang, Tianlong Chen, Ke Li, Lu Liu, Qingsong Wen, Shiwei Liu ·

    GradientStabilizer:Fix the Norm, Not the Gradient

    arXiv:2502.17055v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Training instability in modern deep learning systems is frequently triggered by rare but extreme gradient-norm spikes, which can induce oversized parameter updates, corrupt optimizer state, and lead to slow recovery or div…