arXiv:2603.01184cs.LGcs.AI2026-03

高维输入下学习时间随维度超线性增长,揭示神经网络的固有瓶颈。

Scaling of learning time for high dimensional inputs

  • 基于高维空间几何,将复杂学习动态简化为一维问题。
  • 输入维度越高,初始梯度越小,学习时间呈超线性增长。
  • 适用于理解人工与生物神经网络的设计极限和数据复杂性依赖。

从复杂数据中进行表征学习通常需要大量参数的模型,进而要求海量数据样本。在神经网络中,每个神经元的输入数量增加会导致模型复杂度上升,从而在模型表达能力和学习时间之间形成权衡。精确刻画这一权衡有助于解释人工与生物网络中的连接结构和学习时间现象。本文针对执行独立成分分析的赫布学习模型,理论分析了学习时间与输入维度的关系。基于高维空间的几何特性,我们发现学习动力学可简化为一维问题,学习时间仅依赖于初始条件。当输入维度更高时,初始参数的学习梯度更小,学习时间显著延长。结果表明,学习时间具有超线性增长趋势,在高维情况下迅速变得不可行。这些发现揭示了高维学习的根本局限,并帮助阐明神经网络最优设计如何依赖于数据复杂性。我们的方法为分析神经网络模型的动态与复杂性提供了新框架。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Representation learning from complex data typically involves models with a large number of parameters, which in turn require large amounts of data samples. In neural network models, model complexity grows with the number of inputs to each neuron, with a trade-off between model expressivity and learning time. A precise characterization of this trade-off would help explain the connectivity and learning times observed in artificial and biological networks. We present a theoretical analysis of how learning time depends on input dimensionality for a Hebbian learning model performing independent component analysis. Based on the geometry of high-dimensional spaces, we show that the learning dynamics reduce to a unidimensional problem, with learning times dependent only on initial conditions. For higher input dimensions, initial parameters have smaller learning gradients and larger learning times. We find that learning times have supralinear scaling, becoming quickly prohibitive for high input dimensions. These results reveal a fundamental limitation for learning in high dimensions and help elucidate how the optimal design of neural networks depends on data complexity. Our approach outlines a new framework for analyzing learning dynamics and model complexity in neural network models.

学习时间高维学习神经网络赫布学习

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