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arxiv:2411.00660

Physics in Next-token Prediction

Published on Nov 1, 2024
· Submitted by Coder-AN on Nov 4, 2024
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We discovered the underlying physics in Next-token Prediction (NTP). We identified the law of information conservation within NTP and proposed the First Law of Information Capacity (IC-1), demonstrating that the essence of intelligence emergence in auto-regressive models is fundamentally a process of information transfer. We also introduced Landauer's Principle into NTP, formulating the Second Law of Information Capacity (IC-2), which establishes the relationship between auto-regressive model training and energy consumption. Additionally, we presented several corollaries, which hold practical significance for production practices. Finally, we validated the compatibility and complementarity of our findings with existing theories.

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Hi, thanks for your work. I have 2 questions:

1-) You say that the higher number of tokens at training phase increases the information. The formula indicates that -> for 2 epochs of training, the number of tokens equals 2 times of tokens of dataset. In this situation, In my opinion, seeing same thing for several times cannot increase the "information" linearly. What is your insights about this statement?

2-) Higher entropy indicates better data in the manner of information. In this case, if the dataset augmented as "22 equals to 4" -> "22 equals to 6", the entropy of dataset increases. What do you think about misinformation ?

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