Analyzing the Trade-Offs Between Model Size and Approximation in Deep Learning
K. Asha, Sumitra Padmanabhan, Harshita Kaushik · 2024
By introducing a holistic strategy, the Trade-Off Analysis in Deep Learning (TOADL) technique analyzes the complex trade-offs between model size and approximation in deep learning models. This strategy incorporates the methods for minimizing the size of the model, estimating the quality of the approximation, and weighing the costs and benefits to the environment. The Model Size Optimization technique refines the structure of the model to find the sweet spot between the two extremes of performance and efficiency. By use of an objective function that takes into account important parameters including model accuracy, inference time, and model size, this method may improve prediction performance. By use of an objective function that takes into account important parameters including model accuracy, inference time, and model size, this method may improve prediction performance. The Approximation Quality Estimation technique provides a quantitative measure of the model's approximation of complicated data distributions and illuminates the costs and benefits of various approximation quality targets. The approximation error of the model is evaluated using a loss function. To address the growing importance of environmental responsibility in model creation, the Environmental Impact Assessment algorithm measures the carbon emissions caused by model training and inference. The TOADL method's benefits include taking environmental sustainability into account, maintaining interpretability, and preserving interpretability.