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arXiv cs.LG AI Research Apr 21

Functional Similarity Metric for Neural Networks: Overcoming Parametric Ambiguity via Activation Region Analysis

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The paper introduces a new method for measuring functional similarity in neural networks by analyzing activation regions rather than raw weights. This approach overcomes the problem of parametric ambiguity and instability caused by weight permutations and scaling in ReLU networks. The researchers utilize L2-normalization and MinHash to create a computationally efficient metric for comparing complex architectures.

Why it matters Moving beyond weight-based comparisons toward activation-driven analysis provides a more stable framework for understanding model convergence and functional equivalence.
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#neural networks #interpretability #functional similarity #activation regions #deep learning

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