SGD is said to minimize free energy, but the temperature is constructed from the data, making the validation circular.
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In this work we offer a framework for reasoning about a wide class of existing objectives in machine learning. We develop a formal correspondence between this work and thermodynamics and discuss its implications.
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SGD as Free Energy Minimization: A Thermodynamic View on Neural Network Training
SGD is said to minimize free energy, but the temperature is constructed from the data, making the validation circular.