Attention as Activation. Activation functions and attention mechanisms are typically treated as having different purposes and have evolved differently. However, both concepts can be formulated as a nonlinear gating function.
Jul 15, 2020 · We propose a novel type of activation units called attentional activation (ATAC) units as a unification of activation functions and attention mechanisms.
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More precisely, the activation unit is a non-context aware attention module, while the attention mechanism can be seen as a context-aware activation function.
We propose a novel type of activation units called attentional activation (ATAC) units as a unification of activation functions and attention mechanisms.
This work proposes a novel type of activation units called attentional activation (ATAC) units as a unification of activation functions and attention ...
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Dec 10, 2020 · Activation and Attention. 3. Page 5. Motivation. Observation: Unification of Attention and Activation. 1. Attention Mechanism Can Be Written As.
Aug 2, 2023 · Activation functions are one of the critical elements of neural networks that allow them to produce non-linear, fine and complex decision ...