Are Pre-trained Convolutions Better than Pre-trained Transformers? – Paper Explained

Paper explained and visualized “Are Pre-trained Convolutions Better than Pre-trained Transformers?” Tune in to the epic fight of CNNs against transformers! Or at least, that’s how the paper is framed. Because Ms. Coffee Bean also wonders what it takes for a transformer(-like) architecture to be named transformer and when does it become something else, e.g. a CNN. Join the comment section to discuss! ➡️ AI Coffee Break Merch! 🛍️ https://aicoffeebreak.creator-spring.com/ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🔥 Optionally, pay us a coffee to boost our Coffee Bean production! ☕ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AICoffeeBreak Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/aicoffeebreak ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Referenced videos: 📺 Self-attention replaced with the Fourier Transform: https://youtu.be/j7pWPdGEfMA 📺 Ms. Coffee Bean explains the Transformer: https://youtu.be/FWFA4DGuzSc Discussed paper: 📄 Tay, Y., Dehghani, M., Gupta, J., Bahri, D., Aribandi, V., Qin, Z., & Metzler, D. (2021). Are Pre-trained Convolutions Better than Pre-trained Transformers? https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.03322 Outline: * 00:00 Are you tired of transformers? * 01:12 What makes transformers so good? * 05:13 CNN vs. Transformers * 09:53 What makes a transformer a transformer? -- Discussion Music 🎵 : Savior Search - DJ Freedem 🔗 Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AICoffeeBreak Twitter: https://twitter.com/AICoffeeBreak Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AICoffeeBreak/ #AICoffeeBreak #MsCoffeeBean #MachineLearning #AI #research​