Greg Yang on Communicating Research, Tensor Programs, and µTransfer

The Gradient: Perspectives on AI

Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min

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Episode description

In episode 24 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir talks to Greg Yang, senior researcher at Microsoft Research. Greg Yang’s Tensor Programs framework recently received attention for its role in the µTransfer paradigm for tuning the hyperparameters of large neural networks.

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Sections:

(00:00) Intro(01:50) Start in AI / Research(05:55) Fear of Math in ML(08:00) Presentation of Research(17:35) Path to MSR(21:20) Origin of Tensor Programs(26:05) Refining TP’s Presentation(39:55) The Sea of Garbage (Initializations) and the Oasis(47:44) Scaling Up Further(55:53) On Theory and Practice in Deep Learning(01:05:28) Outro

Episode Links:

* Greg’s Homepage

* Greg’s Twitter

* µP GitHub

* Visual Intro to Gaussian Processes (Distill)

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