| # Progress Report | |
| ## Task: PlainMLP vs ResMLP Comparison on Distant Identity Task | |
| - [x] Step 1: Setup project directory - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 2: Implement PlainMLP architecture - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 3: Implement ResMLP architecture - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 4: Generate synthetic identity data - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 5: Train both models for 500 steps - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 6: Capture activation/gradient statistics - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 7: Generate all 4 plots - DONE | |
| - [x] Step 8: Create summary report - IN PROGRESS | |
| ## Key Results | |
| | Metric | PlainMLP | ResMLP | | |
| |--------|----------|--------| | |
| | Final Loss | 0.3123 | 0.0630 | | |
| | Improvement | - | **5.0x** | | |
| | Gradient Range | [7.6e-3, 1.0e-2] | [1.9e-3, 3.8e-3] | | |
| | Activation Std Range | [0.36, 0.95] | [0.13, 0.18] | | |
| ## Files Generated | |
| - `experiment_final.py` - Main experiment code | |
| - `results.json` - Numerical results | |
| - `plots/training_loss.png` - Training loss comparison | |
| - `plots/gradient_magnitude.png` - Per-layer gradient norms | |
| - `plots/activation_mean.png` - Per-layer activation means | |
| - `plots/activation_std.png` - Per-layer activation stds | |