Metric Learning Loss Function
Metric learning loss functions aim to learn effective distance metrics in embedding spaces, enabling accurate similarity comparisons between data points. Current research focuses on developing loss functions that improve performance in few-shot learning scenarios and address challenges like high training complexity and overfitting, often leveraging techniques from statistical physics or incorporating contextual information to enhance robustness. These advancements are significantly impacting fields like image and natural language processing, leading to improved performance in tasks such as image retrieval and few-shot classification. The ongoing exploration of different loss functions and their impact on learned features is crucial for advancing the field and optimizing model performance.
Papers
Revisiting Distance Metric Learning for Few-Shot Natural Language Classification
Witold Sosnowski, Anna Wróblewska, Karolina Seweryn, Piotr Gawrysiak
Distance Metric Learning Loss Functions in Few-Shot Scenarios of Supervised Language Models Fine-Tuning
Witold Sosnowski, Karolina Seweryn, Anna Wróblewska, Piotr Gawrysiak