Why looping middle layers isn't enough: computational graph depth matters
_AndrewZhao · x · 2026-09-02
Rebuttal to the suggestion of looping only middle Transformer layers:
- Key point: The emphasis is on the "depth of computational graph", not just adding simple layers.
- Limitation: Looping only a few middle layers results in less than a 2x increase in depth.
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