pc-sho-dlm-code / experiments /ablation_runner.py
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"""
PC-SHO-DLM Ablation Study Runner
Runs the critical ablations defined in the paper:
1. First-order vs second-order settling
2. Fixed vs learned precision
3. Cold-start vs warm-start (state continuation)
4. Uniform vs adaptive settling
5. Forward-only vs bidirectional PC
6. Tied vs learned feedback
"""
import json
import os
import sys
import time
from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
import torch
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "src"))
from model import PCSHODLM, PCSHOConfig, LocalParameterUpdater, count_parameters
from train import CharLevelDataset, Trainer
@dataclass
class AblationConfig:
"""Configuration for an ablation experiment."""
name: str
description: str
# Architecture overrides
use_second_order: bool = True
use_learned_precision: bool = True
use_state_continuation: bool = True
use_adaptive_settling: bool = True
use_feedback: bool = True
tied_feedback: bool = False
# Training
training_mode: str = "local"
max_steps: int = 2000
batch_size: int = 16
lr: float = 1e-4
seq_len: int = 128
n_settling: int = 8
# Model
d_model: int = 256
n_layers: int = 4
n_heads: int = 4
n_diffusion: int = 100
# =============================================================================
# Define ablation experiments
# =============================================================================
ABLATIONS = [
# Full model (baseline)
AblationConfig(
name="full_model",
description="Full PC-SHO-DLM with all components",
),
# Ablation 1: First-order settling (no momentum)
AblationConfig(
name="first_order",
description="First-order settling (gamma=1, no velocity)",
use_second_order=False,
),
# Ablation 2: Fixed precision (no learned precision heads)
AblationConfig(
name="fixed_precision",
description="Fixed uniform precision (no learned heads)",
use_learned_precision=False,
),
# Ablation 3: No state continuation (cold restart each step)
AblationConfig(
name="no_continuation",
description="Cold restart at each diffusion step",
use_state_continuation=False,
),
# Ablation 4: No adaptive settling (all tokens always active)
AblationConfig(
name="no_adaptive",
description="Uniform settling (no token freezing)",
use_adaptive_settling=False,
),
# Ablation 5: No feedback (forward-only, no top-down)
AblationConfig(
name="no_feedback",
description="Forward-only stack (no top-down predictions)",
use_feedback=False,
),
# Ablation 6: Tied feedback (transpose of forward weights)
AblationConfig(
name="tied_feedback",
description="Tied feedback (weight transpose)",
tied_feedback=True,
),
# Ablation 7: Standard backprop training (for comparison)
AblationConfig(
name="backprop_baseline",
description="Standard backprop training (not local)",
training_mode="backprop",
),
# Ablation 8: Varying settling steps
AblationConfig(
name="settling_k2",
description="Only 2 settling steps",
n_settling=2,
),
AblationConfig(
name="settling_k16",
description="16 settling steps",
n_settling=16,
),
]
def create_model_from_ablation(ablation: AblationConfig) -> PCSHODLM:
"""Create a model configured for a specific ablation."""
config = PCSHOConfig(
vocab_size=257,
max_seq_len=ablation.seq_len,
d_model=ablation.d_model,
n_heads=ablation.n_heads,
n_layers=ablation.n_layers,
d_ff=ablation.d_model * 4,
n_diffusion_steps=ablation.n_diffusion,
n_settling_steps=ablation.n_settling,
mask_token_id=0,
)
# Apply ablation modifications
if not ablation.use_second_order:
# Force first-order by setting gamma_min = gamma_max = 1
config.gamma_min = 1.0
config.gamma_max = 1.0
if not ablation.use_state_continuation:
config.velocity_decay = 0.0 # No velocity carry-over
if not ablation.use_adaptive_settling:
config.settling_threshold = float("inf") # Never freeze tokens
if not ablation.use_feedback:
config.feedback_rank = 0 # Will need model modification
model = PCSHODLM(config)
if not ablation.use_learned_precision:
# Replace precision heads with fixed uniform precision
for ph in list(model.precision_up) + list(model.precision_down):
for param in ph.parameters():
param.requires_grad = False
return model
def run_ablation(
ablation: AblationConfig,
data_text: str,
output_dir: Path,
device: str = "cpu",
):
"""Run a single ablation experiment."""
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print(f"Ablation: {ablation.name}")
print(f"Description: {ablation.description}")
print(f"{'='*60}")
# Create model
model = create_model_from_ablation(ablation)
print(f"Parameters: {count_parameters(model):,}")
# Create dataset
dataset = CharLevelDataset(data_text, ablation.seq_len, vocab_size=257)
n_val = max(1, len(dataset) // 10)
n_train = len(dataset) - n_val
train_dataset, val_dataset = torch.utils.data.random_split(
dataset, [n_train, n_val]
)
# Train
save_dir = output_dir / ablation.name
trainer = Trainer(
model=model,
train_dataset=train_dataset,
val_dataset=val_dataset,
training_mode=ablation.training_mode,
lr=ablation.lr,
batch_size=ablation.batch_size,
max_steps=ablation.max_steps,
log_interval=100,
eval_interval=500,
save_dir=str(save_dir),
device=device,
)
start = time.time()
trainer.train()
elapsed = time.time() - start
# Save ablation config and results
results = {
"config": asdict(ablation),
"n_params": count_parameters(model),
"wall_time": elapsed,
"training_log": trainer.log,
}
with open(save_dir / "ablation_results.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
print(f"Completed in {elapsed:.1f}s")
return results
def run_all_ablations(
data_path: Optional[str] = None,
output_dir: str = "ablation_results",
device: str = "cpu",
ablation_names: Optional[list] = None,
):
"""Run all ablation experiments."""
output_path = Path(output_dir)
output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
# Load data
if data_path and os.path.exists(data_path):
with open(data_path, "r") as f:
text = f.read()
else:
print("Using synthetic data for ablation experiments.")
text = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 5000
# Filter ablations if specified
if ablation_names:
ablations = [a for a in ABLATIONS if a.name in ablation_names]
else:
ablations = ABLATIONS
all_results = {}
for ablation in ablations:
results = run_ablation(ablation, text, output_path, device)
all_results[ablation.name] = results
# Summary
print(f"\n{'='*60}")
print("ABLATION SUMMARY")
print(f"{'='*60}")
for name, results in all_results.items():
log = results["training_log"]
final_loss = log["loss"][-1] if log["loss"] else "N/A"
print(f"{name:25s} | Loss: {final_loss:>8} | Time: {results['wall_time']:.1f}s")
# Save summary
with open(output_path / "summary.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(
{name: {"final_loss": r["training_log"]["loss"][-1] if r["training_log"]["loss"] else None,
"wall_time": r["wall_time"]}
for name, r in all_results.items()},
f, indent=2,
)
return all_results
if __name__ == "__main__":
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--data", type=str, default=None)
parser.add_argument("--output", type=str, default="ablation_results")
parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="cpu")
parser.add_argument("--ablations", nargs="+", default=None,
help="Specific ablation names to run")
args = parser.parse_args()
run_all_ablations(args.data, args.output, args.device, args.ablations)