Long Range Context
Long-range context modeling aims to enable artificial intelligence systems to effectively process and utilize information spanning extensive temporal or spatial scales, improving performance on tasks requiring holistic understanding. Current research focuses on enhancing existing architectures like transformers and graph convolutional networks, often incorporating techniques such as sparse attention, cascading KV caches, and novel attention mechanisms to efficiently handle long sequences. This research is crucial for advancing various applications, including natural language processing, medical image analysis, and video understanding, by enabling more accurate and nuanced interpretations of complex data.
Papers
Long Context Transfer from Language to Vision
Peiyuan Zhang, Kaichen Zhang, Bo Li, Guangtao Zeng, Jingkang Yang, Yuanhan Zhang, Ziyue Wang, Haoran Tan, Chunyuan Li, Ziwei Liu
Training-Free Exponential Context Extension via Cascading KV Cache
Jeffrey Willette, Heejun Lee, Youngwan Lee, Myeongjae Jeon, Sung Ju Hwang