Exploding Gradient

/ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ ˈɡreɪdiənt/

A problem where gradients become extremely large during training, causing unstable updates and divergence.

In italiano: Exploding Gradient

Exploding gradients occur when repeated multiplication of large derivatives (> 1) makes gradients exponentially larger. This causes massive weight updates that destabilize training. Solutions: gradient clipping, proper initialization, batch normalization.

Examples

  • RNN training divergence
  • NaN values in weights
  • Oscillating loss