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ConceptSecond-order Approximation

Second-Order Approximation

A method that uses the Hessian or Fisher information matrix of the loss function to locally characterize the change in loss caused by parameter perturbations; compared with first-order gradients, it reflects the local curvature of the loss surface.

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Nov 4

Under a second-order approximation, LIRA estimates the magnitude of local loss perturbation caused by recent LoRA factor movements, using this as the score for each layer.

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Nov 4

Whether the estimation quality of the second-order approximation remains stable during phases of drastic training change is a direction that future work can explore in depth.

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