Output Selection in a Prefix-Tuned Transformer Layer
In a Transformer layer adapted for prefix fine-tuning, the output passed to the next layer consists only of the final hidden state representations. While the layer's input is a combination of trainable prefix vectors and the previous layer's output, the representations corresponding to the prefixes are discarded after computation. This selected output, containing only the hidden states for the original input sequence, then serves as the input component from the previous layer for the subsequent layer in the network, maintaining a consistent structure across layers.
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Output Selection in a Prefix-Tuned Transformer Layer
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Consider a Transformer layer where the input is formed by prepending a sequence of new, adjustable vectors to the sequence of hidden state outputs from the layer below. In this setup, every vector within the combined input matrix for this layer is a trainable parameter.
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Consequences of Output Selection in a Modified Transformer
In a Transformer layer adapted for prefix-tuning, the input consists of a set of trainable prefix vectors followed by the hidden states from the original input sequence. After this combined input is processed by the layer, the resulting hidden states corresponding to the prefix vectors are discarded, and only the states for the original sequence are passed on. What is the most critical reason for this selective output process?
In a Transformer architecture modified for prefix-tuning, the hidden state representations corresponding to the trainable prefix vectors are passed along with the main input's hidden states to the subsequent layer to ensure the model has access to the learned task-specific information at every stage.