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Andrew Flynn¹, Vassilios A Tsachouridis², Andreas Amann¹

¹School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork, Cork T12 XF62, Ireland.

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Multifunctionality in artificial neural networks (ANNs) relies on multistability. This study shows that the overlap between attractors critically depends on the spectral radius for achieving multiple tasks in reservoir computers (RCs).

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Area of Science:

Artificial Intelligence
Computational Neuroscience
Dynamical Systems

Background:

Multifunctional biological neural networks leverage multistability for diverse tasks without property changes.
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) can benefit from multistability for task performance, with each task linked to a specific attractor in the state space.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how attractor relationships influence multifunctionality in reservoir computers (RCs).
To explore the impact of attractor overlap on RC performance in a "seeing double" problem.

Main Methods:

Construction of the "seeing double" problem to systematically study attractor coexistence and overlap.
Analysis of the relationship between attractor overlap, spectral radius, and multifunctionality in RCs.
Bifurcation analysis to understand the emergence and destruction of multifunctionality within chaotic regimes.

Main Results:

Multifunctionality in RCs is critically dependent on the spectral radius of internal network connections when attractors overlap.
Increasing overlap between attractors requires careful selection of the spectral radius for successful multifunctionality.
Multifunctionality emerges and is lost as the RC transitions into a chaotic regime, potentially leading to chaotic itinerancy.

Conclusions:

The spectral radius is a critical parameter for enabling multifunctionality in reservoir computers with overlapping attractors.
Understanding attractor dynamics and spectral radius is key to designing more versatile artificial neural networks.
Chaotic itinerancy can impact the ability of reservoir computers to maintain multifunctionality.