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Why can down-weighting auxiliary data reduce the required network size?

Question: Answer in one to three sentences: Why does assigning a lower weight to abundant auxiliary images reduce the need for a massive neural network?

Sample answer: A lower weight reduces the pressure on the model to perform equally well on the auxiliary and target sources. The model therefore needs less capacity to represent both while still benefiting from the additional images.

Key points:

  • Lower weighting reduces competition for limited representation capacity.
  • The model need not be as massive to handle both sources.
  • The auxiliary data is retained rather than discarded.

Rubric: The answer must connect lower auxiliary weight to reduced pressure to model both sources and note that the auxiliary data can still be used.

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