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FFTs Replace Self-Attention In AI Models With Speed Gains

Researchers use Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to speed up AI models, achieving similar performance with reduced computational costs. Reduces quadratic complexity to linear complexity across multiple domains.

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  Overview

Novel approach replacing self-attention with Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in transformers
Achieves similar performance with significantly reduced computational costs
Introduces a new mixing layer based on FFT principles
Shows strong results across multiple domains including vision and language tasks
Reduces quadratic complexity to linear complex...