arXiv Machine Learning By Mingyue Xu, Gal Vardi, Itay Safran

To Grok Grokking: Provable Grokking in Ridge Regression

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arXiv:2601. 19791v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study grokking, the onset of generalization long after overfitting, in a classical ridge regression setting.

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arXiv Statistics ML
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Grokking through the Lens of Minimum-Norm Interpolation

The paper develops a statistical theory for minimum‑norm interpolation in high‑dimensional regression, showing how regularization geometry and signal sparsity affect generalization. It identifies regimes where sparsity‑promoting regularizers yield exact interpolation that is far more accurate than approximate fitting, and proves a zero–one generalization law for strongly overparameterized noiseless problems. The authors also characterize training and generalization errors along ρ‑regularization paths when feature dimension and sample size are proportional, demonstrating that generalization improves with more sparsity‑promoting norms and sparser targets, and that small changes in regularization strength can cause large shifts in generalization. whyItMatters":"The work provides a quantitative understanding of delayed generalization (grokking) and reveals a statistical instability in minimum‑norm interpolation, offering insights that could guide the design of regularizers for better generalization in overparameterized models."

By Gil Kur, Ileana Rugina, Cl\'ementine Carla Juliette Domin\'e, Marco Mondelli
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 7

Benign Overfitting Does Not Occur in Diffusion Models

arXiv:2607. 02671v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Benign overfitting and double descent have come to shape our understanding of generalization in deep learning, establishing that overfitting is not only compatible with good generalization but can actively benefit it.

By Tyler Farghly, Benjamin Dupuis, Alain Durmus, Umut Simsekli