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"""
RAE Loss Functions
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Multi-objective loss replicating the handwriting effect.
Standard SFT loss = CrossEntropy over all tokens equally.
RAE loss = Weighted CrossEntropy per phase + coherence + compression.
This forces the model to invest different amounts of "cognitive effort"
in different phases β€” just as handwriting forces different brain regions
to co-activate with different intensities during letter formation.
The phase weights are the training-time equivalent of the motor cortex
being forced to plan each stroke: higher weight on Abstraction and
Descent means the model builds richer representations in those layers.
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"""
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
from typing import Optional
import re
class RAEPhaseTokenizer:
"""Identifies phase boundaries in tokenized sequences."""
PHASE_TAGS = {
"saturation": ("<SATURATION>", "</SATURATION>"),
"abstraction": ("<ABSTRACTION>", "</ABSTRACTION>"),
"descent": ("<DESCENT>", "</DESCENT>"),
"integration": ("<INTEGRATION>", "</INTEGRATION>"),
}
def __init__(self, tokenizer):
self.tokenizer = tokenizer
# Pre-encode phase boundary tokens
self.phase_token_ids = {}
for phase, (open_tag, close_tag) in self.PHASE_TAGS.items():
open_ids = tokenizer.encode(open_tag, add_special_tokens=False)
close_ids = tokenizer.encode(close_tag, add_special_tokens=False)
self.phase_token_ids[phase] = {
"open": open_ids,
"close": close_ids,
}
def get_phase_masks(self, input_ids: torch.Tensor) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
"""
Return boolean masks for each RAE phase in the sequence.
Args:
input_ids: [batch_size, seq_len] token IDs
Returns:
dict mapping phase name β†’ [batch_size, seq_len] boolean mask
"""
batch_size, seq_len = input_ids.shape
masks = {}
for phase, tag_ids in self.phase_token_ids.items():
mask = torch.zeros(batch_size, seq_len, dtype=torch.bool, device=input_ids.device)
for b in range(batch_size):
ids = input_ids[b].tolist()
# Find open tag position
open_pos = self._find_subsequence(ids, tag_ids["open"])
close_pos = self._find_subsequence(ids, tag_ids["close"])
if open_pos is not None and close_pos is not None:
start = open_pos + len(tag_ids["open"])
end = close_pos
if start < end:
mask[b, start:end] = True
masks[phase] = mask
return masks
@staticmethod
def _find_subsequence(sequence: list, subsequence: list) -> Optional[int]:
"""Find the starting position of a subsequence."""
sub_len = len(subsequence)
for i in range(len(sequence) - sub_len + 1):
if sequence[i:i + sub_len] == subsequence:
return i
return None
class RAELoss(nn.Module):
"""
Multi-objective loss for RAE training.
Components:
1. Phase-weighted cross-entropy: Different loss weight per RAE phase
2. Coherence penalty: Abstraction should be entailed by Saturation
3. Compression reward: Abstraction should be shorter than Saturation
This is the computational equivalent of handwriting's multi-circuit
co-activation: the loss landscape has multiple interacting gradients
that force richer weight updates than flat cross-entropy.
"""
def __init__(
self,
phase_weights: Optional[dict[str, float]] = None,
coherence_weight: float = 0.3,
compression_weight: float = 0.2,
base_weight: float = 1.0,
):
super().__init__()
self.phase_weights = phase_weights or {
"saturation": 1.0,
"abstraction": 1.5, # Higher weight = deeper encoding
"descent": 1.5, # Implementation phase matters most
"integration": 1.0,
}
self.coherence_weight = coherence_weight
self.compression_weight = compression_weight
self.base_weight = base_weight
def forward(
self,
logits: torch.Tensor,
labels: torch.Tensor,
phase_masks: dict[str, torch.Tensor],
hidden_states: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
"""
Compute RAE multi-objective loss.
Args:
logits: [batch, seq_len, vocab_size] model output logits
labels: [batch, seq_len] target token IDs (-100 = ignore)
phase_masks: dict of [batch, seq_len] boolean masks per phase
hidden_states: [batch, seq_len, hidden_dim] for coherence loss
Returns:
dict with 'total', 'phase_losses', 'coherence', 'compression'
"""
batch_size, seq_len, vocab_size = logits.shape
# ── Phase-Weighted Cross Entropy ──────────────────────
# Create per-token weights based on which phase each token belongs to
token_weights = torch.ones(batch_size, seq_len, device=logits.device)
for phase, mask in phase_masks.items():
weight = self.phase_weights.get(phase, 1.0)
token_weights = torch.where(mask, torch.tensor(weight, device=logits.device), token_weights)
# Compute per-token cross entropy
shift_logits = logits[..., :-1, :].contiguous()
shift_labels = labels[..., 1:].contiguous()
shift_weights = token_weights[..., 1:].contiguous()
loss_fct = nn.CrossEntropyLoss(reduction="none", ignore_index=-100)
per_token_loss = loss_fct(
shift_logits.view(-1, vocab_size),
shift_labels.view(-1),
).view(batch_size, -1)
# Apply phase weights
weighted_loss = (per_token_loss * shift_weights).sum() / shift_weights.sum()
# ── Per-Phase Loss Tracking ───────────────────────────
phase_losses = {}
for phase, mask in phase_masks.items():
phase_mask_shifted = mask[..., 1:]
valid_mask = phase_mask_shifted & (shift_labels != -100)
if valid_mask.any():
phase_loss = per_token_loss[valid_mask].mean()
phase_losses[phase] = phase_loss.item()
# ── Coherence Loss ────────────────────────────────────
# Penalizes abstraction representations that diverge from saturation
# (The abstraction should logically follow from the saturation)
coherence_loss = torch.tensor(0.0, device=logits.device)
if hidden_states is not None and self.coherence_weight > 0:
sat_mask = phase_masks.get("saturation", None)
abs_mask = phase_masks.get("abstraction", None)
if sat_mask is not None and abs_mask is not None:
for b in range(batch_size):
sat_hidden = hidden_states[b][sat_mask[b]]
abs_hidden = hidden_states[b][abs_mask[b]]
if sat_hidden.shape[0] > 0 and abs_hidden.shape[0] > 0:
# Mean-pool each phase's representations
sat_repr = sat_hidden.mean(dim=0)
abs_repr = abs_hidden.mean(dim=0)
# Cosine similarity β€” should be high (coherent)
similarity = F.cosine_similarity(
sat_repr.unsqueeze(0), abs_repr.unsqueeze(0)
)
# Loss = 1 - similarity (minimize divergence)
coherence_loss = coherence_loss + (1 - similarity.mean())
coherence_loss = coherence_loss / batch_size
# ── Compression Loss ──────────────────────────────────
# Rewards abstraction being shorter than saturation
# (Information compression is the hallmark of genuine understanding)
compression_loss = torch.tensor(0.0, device=logits.device)
if self.compression_weight > 0:
sat_mask = phase_masks.get("saturation", None)
abs_mask = phase_masks.get("abstraction", None)
if sat_mask is not None and abs_mask is not None:
for b in range(batch_size):
sat_len = sat_mask[b].sum().float()
abs_len = abs_mask[b].sum().float()
if sat_len > 0:
# Ratio > 1 means abstraction is longer (bad)
ratio = abs_len / sat_len
# Penalize when abstraction exceeds saturation length
compression_loss = compression_loss + F.relu(ratio - 0.7)
compression_loss = compression_loss / batch_size
# ── Total Loss ────────────────────────────────────────
total = (
self.base_weight * weighted_loss
+ self.coherence_weight * coherence_loss
+ self.compression_weight * compression_loss
)
return {
"total": total,
"weighted_ce": weighted_loss,
"coherence": coherence_loss,
"compression": compression_loss,
"phase_losses": phase_losses,
}
class RAELossSimple(nn.Module):
"""
Simplified RAE loss for use with AutoTrain/standard trainers.
When you can't modify the training loop, this loss applies
phase weighting through label masking β€” tokens in higher-weight
phases are effectively seen more times.
This is the "pragmatic handwriting" approach: you can't fully
replicate the multi-objective setup, but you CAN force the model
to pay more attention to critical phases.
"""
def __init__(self, phase_weights: Optional[dict[str, float]] = None):
super().__init__()
self.phase_weights = phase_weights or {
"saturation": 1.0,
"abstraction": 1.5,
"descent": 1.5,
"integration": 1.0,
}
def create_weighted_labels(
self,
input_ids: torch.Tensor,
labels: torch.Tensor,
phase_tokenizer: RAEPhaseTokenizer,
) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Create sample weights for the trainer's built-in loss.
For standard HF Trainer, we can't change the loss function,
but we CAN duplicate high-weight phase tokens in the training
data through oversampling, achieving a similar effect.
"""
phase_masks = phase_tokenizer.get_phase_masks(input_ids)
# For standard trainer: just return labels unchanged
# The weighting is achieved through data augmentation
# (duplicating high-priority phase examples)
return labels