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Optimizing with Hybrid Strategies
The speaker discusses the limitations of straightforward gradient searches for complex models like llama two models. They introduce the concept of introducing randomness in gradient-based optimizers which enhances the optimization process. The G2G algorithm involves collecting a list of 256 largest magnitude candidates and selecting randomly from them, creating a hybrid approach between random search and gradient-based optimization. This method helps overcome barriers in the optimization landscape by introducing structured randomness, which differs from traditional gradient-based approaches.