arXiv Machine Learning By Mohammed Ahnouch, Lotfi Elaachak

Spectral Rank Certification for Foundation Model Adapters

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arXiv:2608. 15351v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Nominal LoRA rank is a design parameter; calibrated spectral evidence is a separate inferential quantity.

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