"Recurrent depth" is just weight tying, not true arbitrary-depth recurrence

snwy_me · x · 2026-09-03

@llllvvuu challenges the hype around "recurrent depth": the technique appears to be essentially weight tying — reusing the same weights across layers — rather than genuine arbitrary-depth recurrence, making it an odd thing to make a big deal out of.

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