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Study Shows Transformers Can Perform Gradient-Based Optimization Without Explicit Training

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  • This paper investigates the ability of memory-augmented transformers to implement linear first-order optimization methods.
  • The authors demonstrate that transformer models can be used to implicitly perform gradient-based optimization, even without explicit training on optimization tasks.
  • This finding has important implications for understanding the capabilities and limitations of transformer-based models.

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In this paper, the researchers explore how memory-augmented transformers can be used to implement [linear first-order optimization methods](https://aimodels.fyi/papers/arxiv/transformers-implement-functional-gradie...

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