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Neural Redshift: Random Networks are not Random Functions

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Overview

  • Random neural networks exhibit non-random behavior in their outputs
  • Network architecture creates inherent biases even before training
  • Study reveals systematic "redshift" effect in network function spaces
  • Findings challenge assumptions about neural network initialization
  • Results explain why neural networks learn efficiently despite complexity

Plain English Explanation

Random neural networks don't actually produce random outputs. The research shows these networks have built-in preferences, like a compass naturally pointing north. This effect, called [neural redshift](https://aimodels.fyi/papers/arxiv/neural-redshift-random-networks-are-not-ra...

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