See Further for Parameter Efficient Fine-tuning by Standing on the Shoulders of Decomposition

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.05417v1
• Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 15:44:42 GMT
• Title: See Further for Parameter Efficient Fine-tuning by Standing on the Shoulders of Decomposition
• Authors: Chongjie Si, Xiaokang Yang, Wei Shen,
• Abstract summary: parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) focuses on optimizing a select subset of parameters while keeping the rest fixed, significantly lowering computational and storage overheads. We take the first step to unify all approaches by dissecting them from a decomposition perspective. We introduce two novel PEFT methods alongside a simple yet effective framework designed to enhance the performance of PEFT techniques across various applications.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: The rapid expansion of large foundation models within the pre-training and fine-tuning framework has underscored that larger models often yield better results. However, the scaling up of large foundation models has led to soaring costs in fine-tuning and parameter storage, rendering extensive adaptations impractical. This challenge has sparked the development of parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), which focuses on optimizing a select subset of parameters while keeping the rest fixed, significantly lowering computational and storage overheads. While recent years have witnessed a significant success in PEFT, a deep understanding of the fundamental principles behind these methods remains unexplored. To this end, here we take the first step to unify all approaches by dissecting them from a decomposition perspective. We initiate a comprehensive mathematical analysis of these methods, allowing us to delve deeply into their underlying mechanisms, and we explore the reasons behind the variations in performance among different techniques. Furthermore, inspired by our theoretical analysis, we introduce two novel PEFT methods alongside a simple yet effective framework designed to enhance the performance of PEFT techniques across various applications. Our empirical validations, conducted across multiple datasets, demonstrate the efficacy of these methods, showcasing both theoretical validity and practical performance improvements under the guidance of our analytical findings. We believe our work will deepen researchers' understanding of PEFT and other techniques, prompting further contemplation and advancing the research across the whole community.

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