arXiv Machine Learning

Beyond Discreteness: Sample Complexity Analysis of Straight-Through Estimator for 1-bit Quantization

arXiv:2505. 18113v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Training quantized neural networks requires addressing the non-differentiable and discrete nature of the underlying optimization problem.

arXiv AI
Jun 4

Model-Preserving Adaptive Rounding

arXiv:2505. 22988v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The goal of quantization is to produce a compressed model whose output distribution is as close to the original model's as possible.

By Albert Tseng, Zhaofeng Sun, Christopher De Sa
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 24

Binary Quantized Neural Network Training Is W[1]-Hard Parameterized by Input and Output Dimensions

The paper proves that training a binary quantized neural network (2-QNNT) is W[1]-hard when parameterized solely by the sum of input and output dimensions, α+ω. This hardness result holds even for zero training error on a specially constructed dataset where each input equals its target and the examples form a coordinate‑wise prefix chain. The proof reduces from DAG edge‑disjoint paths, employing a one‑flip routing equivalence that links activation transitions to vertex‑disjoint paths in the network.

By Tao Jiang, Minbo Gao, Shaowei Cai
arXiv AI
Aug 20

Entropy-Constrained Adaptive Stochastic Quantization

arXiv:2608. 18147v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Adaptive stochastic quantization (ASQ) is a recently introduced quantization approach that optimizes the Mean Squared Error (MSE) for a given input while preserving unbiasedness.

By Ran Ben Basat, Yaniv Ben-Itzhak, Michael Mitzenmacher, Shay Vargaftik
arXiv Machine Learning
5d ago

Generalization behavior of OPTQ and the role of regularization

The paper investigates the generalization behavior of the OPTQ quantization algorithm and its stochastic variant. It derives bounds on the expected squared error when a test point is drawn from a fixed distribution, linking this error to the calibration dataset and to the regularization parameter λ. The authors use these theoretical insights to propose a new recommendation for choosing λ, which shows improved performance in experiments compared to previous suggestions.

By Erin George, Rayan Saab