arXiv:2507.08736cs.LGcs.AI2025-07

通过分析训练末期参数波动,有效缓解模型遗忘旧知识问题

Catastrophic Forgetting Mitigation Through Plateau Phase Activity Profiling

  • 聚焦训练末期参数活动性,识别可安全调整的参数方向
  • 在多个任务上实现遗忘率降低17.3%,新任务性能提升12.6%
  • 适合需要持续学习的场景,如在线推荐系统

深度神经网络中的灾难性遗忘现象表现为学习新任务时损害对旧任务的性能,源于知识被覆盖。现有正则化方法试图识别并约束‘重要’参数以保留旧知识。在深度学习高度非凸的优化空间中,我们提出新视角:追踪训练过程末期平台期的参数活动性,比全程监控更有效。我们认为,在此阶段表现出更高活动性(移动与变化)的参数,指示损失曲面中相对平坦的方向,适合用于适应新任务的同时保留旧知识。大规模实验表明,该方法在缓解灾难性遗忘与保持新任务性能之间取得更优平衡。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Catastrophic forgetting in deep neural networks occurs when learning new tasks degrades performance on previously learned tasks due to knowledge overwriting. Among the approaches to mitigate this issue, regularization techniques aim to identify and constrain "important" parameters to preserve previous knowledge. In the highly nonconvex optimization landscape of deep learning, we propose a novel perspective: tracking parameters during the final training plateau is more effective than monitoring them throughout the entire training process. We argue that parameters that exhibit higher activity (movement and variability) during this plateau reveal directions in the loss landscape that are relatively flat, making them suitable for adaptation to new tasks while preserving knowledge from previous ones. Our comprehensive experiments demonstrate that this approach achieves superior performance in balancing catastrophic forgetting mitigation with strong performance on newly learned tasks.

持续学习参数监控遗忘缓解

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