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"""
SDIL main training / diagnostics driver.
Trains one of {bp, dfa, sdil} (sdil with ablation flags) on MNIST/FashionMNIST,
logging the quantities that actually test the hypothesis:
- train loss, test accuracy
- per-hidden-layer cos(innovation r_l, -grad h_l) <- the headline metric
- cos(raw apical a_l, -grad) and cos(A_l c, -grad) <- residualization ablation
- single-step loss-decrease ratio vs exact GD
Everything is JSON-logged for later plotting.
"""
import argparse
import json
import os
import subprocess
import sys
import time
import torch
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
from sdil.core import SDILNet, SDILConfig, sdil_step, neutral_p_update
from sdil.baselines import BPNet, dfa_config, evaluate
from sdil.local_baselines import FANet
from sdil import probes
from sdil.data import (get_dataset, onehot, make_hierarchical,
make_teacher_student, make_tentmap)
REAL_DATASETS = ("mnist", "fmnist", "cifar10")
SYNTHETIC_DATASETS = ("teacher", "hierarchical", "tentmap")
def code_provenance():
"""Best-effort source revision metadata for reproducible result files."""
root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
try:
commit = subprocess.run(
["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"], cwd=root, check=True,
capture_output=True, text=True).stdout.strip()
dirty = bool(subprocess.run(
["git", "status", "--porcelain", "--untracked-files=no"], cwd=root,
check=True, capture_output=True, text=True).stdout.strip())
return {"git_commit": commit, "git_dirty": dirty}
except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
return {"git_commit": None, "git_dirty": None}
def build(args, device):
sizes = [args.n_in] + [args.width] * args.depth + [args.n_out]
if args.mode == "bp":
net = BPNet(sizes, act=args.act, device=device, seed=args.seed,
w_scale=args.w_scale, nuis_rho=0.0, residual=bool(args.residual),
predictor_mode=args.predictor_mode)
cfg = SDILConfig(eta=args.eta, momentum=args.momentum)
return net, cfg
if args.mode == "fa":
net = FANet(sizes, act=args.act, device=device, seed=args.seed,
w_scale=args.w_scale, nuis_rho=0.0,
residual=bool(args.residual),
predictor_mode=args.predictor_mode,
b_scale=args.feedback_scale)
return net, SDILConfig(eta=args.eta, momentum=args.momentum)
net = SDILNet(sizes, act=args.act, device=device, seed=args.seed,
w_scale=args.w_scale, a_scale=args.a_scale,
nuis_rho=args.nuis_rho, feedback=args.feedback,
residual=bool(args.residual), predictor_mode=args.predictor_mode)
if args.mode == "dfa":
cfg = dfa_config(eta=args.eta, momentum=args.momentum)
elif args.mode == "sdil":
cfg = SDILConfig(
eta=args.eta, eta_A=args.eta_A, eta_P=args.eta_P,
use_residual=bool(args.use_residual), learn_A=bool(args.learn_A),
learn_P=bool(args.learn_P), pert_sigma=args.pert_sigma,
pert_every=args.pert_every, pert_ndirs=args.pert_ndirs,
pert_mode=args.pert_mode,
momentum=args.momentum, settle_steps=args.settle_steps,
kappa=args.kappa, feedback=args.feedback,
p_update_on_neutral=bool(args.p_neutral),
normalize_delta=bool(args.normalize_delta),
raw_scale_control=args.raw_scale_control)
else:
raise ValueError(args.mode)
return net, cfg
def load_task(args, device):
"""Load a real dataset or construct one fixed synthetic task.
``task_seed`` controls examples and the target function; ``seed`` controls
only the student initialization. A depth sweep therefore compares models
on exactly the same compositional problem instead of silently changing the
teacher between model seeds.
"""
if args.dataset in REAL_DATASETS:
return get_dataset(
args.dataset, batch_size=args.batch_size, device=device,
train_limit=args.train_examples or None)
common = dict(
n_train=args.task_train_examples,
n_test=args.task_test_examples,
seed=args.task_seed,
batch_size=args.batch_size,
device=device,
)
if args.dataset == "teacher":
return make_teacher_student(
n_in=args.task_n_in, n_classes=args.task_classes,
t_depth=args.teacher_depth, t_width=args.teacher_width,
residual=bool(args.teacher_residual), **common)
if args.dataset == "hierarchical":
return make_hierarchical(
levels=args.task_levels, n_classes=args.task_classes, **common)
if args.dataset == "tentmap":
return make_tentmap(
levels=args.task_levels, n_in=args.task_n_in, **common)
raise ValueError(f"unknown dataset: {args.dataset}")
def train(args):
device = args.device
torch.manual_seed(args.seed)
train_loader, test_loader, n_in, n_out = load_task(args, device)
args.n_in, args.n_out = n_in, n_out
net, cfg = build(args, device)
# a fixed probe batch for stable alignment tracking
px, py = next(iter(test_loader))
px, py = px[:args.probe_bs].to(device), py[:args.probe_bs].to(device)
poh = onehot(py, n_out, device=device)
log = {"args": vars(args), "provenance": code_provenance(), "steps": [], "final": {}}
step = 0
prev_error = None
t0 = time.time()
# predictor warmup on neutral-period (c=0) drive, so P cancels the apical
# nuisance before task plasticity relies on the residual (no-op when rho=0).
if args.mode == "sdil" and args.learn_P and args.p_warmup_steps > 0 and args.nuis_rho > 0:
it = iter(train_loader)
for _ in range(args.p_warmup_steps):
try:
wx, _ = next(it)
except StopIteration:
it = iter(train_loader)
wx, _ = next(it)
neutral_p_update(net, wx.to(device), args.p_warmup_eta)
for epoch in range(args.epochs):
for x, y in train_loader:
x, y = x.to(device), y.to(device)
yoh = onehot(y, n_out, device=device)
if args.mode == "bp":
loss = net.bp_step(x, y, cfg.eta, momentum=cfg.momentum)
elif args.mode == "fa":
loss = net.fa_step(x, y, yoh, cfg.eta, momentum=cfg.momentum)
else:
loss, aux = sdil_step(net, x, y, yoh, cfg, step, prev_error=prev_error)
prev_error = aux["error"]
if step % args.log_every == 0:
rec = {"step": step, "epoch": epoch, "train_loss": float(loss)}
if args.mode == "fa":
rec.update(probes.fa_alignment_report(net, px, py, poh))
elif args.mode != "bp":
al = probes.alignment_report(net, px, py, poh, cfg)
rec["cos_r_negg"] = al["cos_r_negg"]
rec["cos_innovation_negg"] = al["cos_innovation_negg"]
rec["cos_apical_negg"] = al["cos_apical_negg"]
rec["cos_Ac_negg"] = al["cos_Ac_negg"]
rec["r_norm"] = al["r_norm"]
if args.mode == "sdil" and step % (args.log_every * 5) == 0:
rec["ldr"] = probes.loss_decrease_ratio(net, px, py, poh, cfg, step)
log["steps"].append(rec)
step += 1
if args.max_steps and step >= args.max_steps:
break
if args.max_steps and step >= args.max_steps:
break
acc, tloss = evaluate(net, test_loader)
msg = f"[{args.tag}] epoch {epoch} step {step} loss {loss:.4f} test_acc {acc:.4f}"
if args.mode == "fa":
al = probes.fa_alignment_report(net, px, py, poh)
meancos = sum(al["cos_fa_negg"]) / len(al["cos_fa_negg"])
msg += f" mean_cos(fa,-g) {meancos:+.3f} per-layer {['%.2f'%v for v in al['cos_fa_negg']]}"
elif args.mode != "bp":
al = probes.alignment_report(net, px, py, poh, cfg)
meancos = sum(al["cos_r_negg"]) / len(al["cos_r_negg"])
msg += f" mean_cos(r,-g) {meancos:+.3f} per-layer {['%.2f'%v for v in al['cos_r_negg']]}"
print(msg, flush=True)
log["steps"].append({"epoch_end": epoch, "step": step, "test_acc": acc, "test_loss": tloss})
acc, tloss = evaluate(net, test_loader)
log["final"] = {"test_acc": acc, "test_loss": tloss, "wall_s": time.time() - t0}
if args.mode == "fa":
log["final"].update(probes.fa_alignment_report(net, px, py, poh))
elif args.mode != "bp":
al = probes.alignment_report(net, px, py, poh, cfg)
log["final"]["cos_r_negg"] = al["cos_r_negg"]
log["final"]["cos_innovation_negg"] = al["cos_innovation_negg"]
log["final"]["cos_apical_negg"] = al["cos_apical_negg"]
log["final"]["cos_Ac_negg"] = al["cos_Ac_negg"]
os.makedirs(args.outdir, exist_ok=True)
outpath = os.path.join(args.outdir, f"{args.tag}.json")
with open(outpath, "w") as f:
json.dump(log, f)
print(f"[{args.tag}] DONE test_acc={acc:.4f} -> {outpath}", flush=True)
return log
def get_args():
p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
p.add_argument("--mode", default="sdil", choices=["bp", "fa", "dfa", "sdil"])
p.add_argument("--dataset", default="mnist",
choices=list(REAL_DATASETS + SYNTHETIC_DATASETS))
p.add_argument("--depth", type=int, default=3) # hidden layers
p.add_argument("--width", type=int, default=256)
p.add_argument("--act", default="tanh", choices=["tanh", "gelu", "silu", "relu"])
p.add_argument("--residual", type=int, default=0) # skip connections (deep no-BN)
p.add_argument("--epochs", type=int, default=15)
p.add_argument("--batch_size", type=int, default=128)
p.add_argument("--train_examples", type=int, default=0,
help="0 uses the full training split")
p.add_argument("--task_seed", type=int, default=0,
help="fixed target/data seed, separate from student --seed")
p.add_argument("--task_train_examples", type=int, default=50000)
p.add_argument("--task_test_examples", type=int, default=10000)
p.add_argument("--task_levels", type=int, default=8)
p.add_argument("--task_n_in", type=int, default=128)
p.add_argument("--task_classes", type=int, default=10)
p.add_argument("--teacher_depth", type=int, default=8)
p.add_argument("--teacher_width", type=int, default=64)
p.add_argument("--teacher_residual", type=int, default=1)
p.add_argument("--eta", type=float, default=0.05)
p.add_argument("--eta_A", type=float, default=0.02)
p.add_argument("--eta_P", type=float, default=0.002)
p.add_argument("--momentum", type=float, default=0.9)
p.add_argument("--w_scale", type=float, default=1.0)
p.add_argument("--a_scale", type=float, default=1.0)
p.add_argument("--feedback_scale", type=float, default=1.0)
p.add_argument("--pert_sigma", type=float, default=1e-2)
p.add_argument("--pert_every", type=int, default=4)
p.add_argument("--pert_ndirs", type=int, default=4)
p.add_argument("--pert_mode", default="layerwise", choices=["layerwise", "simultaneous"])
p.add_argument("--use_residual", type=int, default=1)
p.add_argument("--raw_scale_control", default="none",
choices=["none", "match_innovation_norm"])
p.add_argument("--learn_A", type=int, default=1)
p.add_argument("--learn_P", type=int, default=1)
p.add_argument("--p_neutral", type=int, default=1) # P update on neutral (c=0) drive
p.add_argument("--p_warmup_steps", type=int, default=200) # pre-task neutral P warmup
p.add_argument("--p_warmup_eta", type=float, default=0.05)
p.add_argument("--nuis_rho", type=float, default=0.0)
p.add_argument("--predictor_mode", default="diagonal", choices=["diagonal", "full"])
p.add_argument("--normalize_delta", type=int, default=0)
p.add_argument("--settle_steps", type=int, default=0)
p.add_argument("--kappa", type=float, default=0.0)
p.add_argument("--feedback", default="error", choices=["error", "error_deriv"])
p.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=0)
p.add_argument("--device", default="cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
p.add_argument("--log_every", type=int, default=50)
p.add_argument("--max_steps", type=int, default=0) # 0 = no cap (smoke only)
p.add_argument("--probe_bs", type=int, default=512)
p.add_argument("--outdir", default="results")
p.add_argument("--tag", default="sdil_run")
return p.parse_args()
if __name__ == "__main__":
train(get_args())
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