Optimizer Formulas Born on Whiteboard: Useful for Noisy or Low-Rank Gradients
HessianFree · x · 2026-09-01
Researchers recall the origin of optimizer formulas, noting they were developed on a whiteboard with Xilin and may help with noisy or low-rank gradients.
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