Chain-based Distillation constructs a sequence of anchor models to enable efficient initialization of variable-sized SLMs through interpolation, with bridge distillation for cross-architecture transfer, yielding better performance than scratch training.
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Performance collapse in layer-pruned LLMs stems from disrupting the Silent Phase of decision-making, which blocks the transition to correct predictions, while the later Decisive Phase is robust to pruning.
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Chain-based Distillation for Effective Initialization of Variable-Sized Small Language Models
Chain-based Distillation constructs a sequence of anchor models to enable efficient initialization of variable-sized SLMs through interpolation, with bridge distillation for cross-architecture transfer, yielding better performance than scratch training.
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Understanding Performance Collapse in Layer-Pruned Large Language Models via Decision Representation Transitions
Performance collapse in layer-pruned LLMs stems from disrupting the Silent Phase of decision-making, which blocks the transition to correct predictions, while the later Decisive Phase is robust to pruning.