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Dynamic nested hierarchies: self-evolving machine learning architectures for lifelong learning.

Akbar Anbar Jafari1, Cagri Ozcinar1, Gholamreza Anbarjafari2,3

  • 1Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.

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Dynamic Nested Hierarchies (DNH) enable machine learning models to adapt autonomously in changing environments. This biologically-inspired approach improves lifelong learning and performance on complex tasks.

Keywords:
catastrophic forgettingclass-incremental learningcontinual learningdynamic nested hierarchieslifelong learningnested optimizationneurogenesisneuroplasticity-inspired AI

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Area of Science:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Current machine learning models struggle with non-stationary environments due to rigid architectures, limiting continual adaptation and lifelong learning.
  • The nested learning (NL) paradigm offers a framework for multi-level optimization but lacks dynamic structural adaptation.
  • Existing continual learning methods like Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) and Synaptic Intelligence (SI) have limitations in dynamic environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Dynamic Nested Hierarchies (DNH), an extension of nested learning that enables autonomous structural adaptation in machine learning models.
  • To develop biologically-grounded mechanisms for dynamic hierarchy adjustment, inspired by neuroplasticity.
  • To provide theoretical guarantees and empirical validation for DNH's effectiveness in non-stationary environments and continual learning tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed DNH with three core mechanisms: level addition (meta-loss thresholds), level pruning (gradient contribution), and frequency modulation (surprise signals).
  • Developed explicit mappings between DNH mechanisms and neuroplasticity processes (neurogenesis, synaptic elimination, neural oscillation adaptation).
  • Conducted rigorous mathematical analysis to derive convergence bounds, expressivity improvements, and regret bounds.
  • Performed empirical evaluations on language modeling, continual learning benchmarks (Split ImageNet, CLEAR-100, CORe50), and long-context reasoning tasks.
  • Included ablation studies on the Self-Modifying Memory (SMM) module and Evolutionary Adam (EAdam) optimizer.

Main Results:

  • Proved theoretical convergence bounds of O(1/T + δ^2) in non-stationary environments and sublinear regret O(sqrt(T)).
  • Demonstrated improved expressivity bounded by ϵ ≤ O(1/L_t) + γδ.
  • Empirical results validated DNH's advantages over static architectures and compared favorably with EWC, SI, DER++, and MEMO on various benchmarks.
  • Ablation studies confirmed the contribution of individual DNH components, SMM, and EAdam.
  • Computational cost analysis and parameter visualizations showed bounded growth through self-regulating pruning.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic Nested Hierarchies (DNH) offer a principled and effective approach for enabling lifelong learning and adaptation in machine learning models.
  • The biologically-grounded mechanisms provide a robust framework for autonomous structural adaptation, outperforming static architectures in non-stationary environments.
  • DNH represents a significant advancement in continual learning, with broad applicability in complex AI systems.