Where to grow?

Table 1 Where to grow across algorithms

Algorithm

Where to grow

AutoGrow

Predefined stages.

Firefly

Best loss-improving split or addition.

GradMax

Largest next-step gradient gain.

NeST

Strongest activation-gradient correlations.

Net2Net

All chosen layers at the same time.

Network Morphism

Any chosen layer.

NORTH

Layers lacking novel orthogonal directions.

SENN

Largest residual natural-gradient bottleneck.

Splitting

Neurons with negative splitting criterion.

Tiny

Best residual-gradient match.

Variance Transfer

Underlying width-growth choice.