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# SKA Knowledge Flow Explorer - Gradio App
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import numpy as np
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Agg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from torchvision import datasets, transforms
import gradio as gr
# Load MNIST from local data
transform = transforms.Compose([transforms.ToTensor()])
mnist_dataset = datasets.MNIST(root='./data', train=True, download=False, transform=transform)
class SKAModel(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, input_size=784, layer_sizes=[256, 128, 64, 10], K=50):
super(SKAModel, self).__init__()
self.input_size = input_size
self.layer_sizes = layer_sizes
self.K = K
self.weights = nn.ParameterList()
self.biases = nn.ParameterList()
prev_size = input_size
for size in layer_sizes:
self.weights.append(nn.Parameter(torch.randn(prev_size, size) * 0.01))
self.biases.append(nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(size)))
prev_size = size
self.Z = [None] * len(layer_sizes)
self.Z_prev = [None] * len(layer_sizes)
self.D = [None] * len(layer_sizes)
self.D_prev = [None] * len(layer_sizes)
self.delta_D = [None] * len(layer_sizes)
self.frobenius_history = [[] for _ in range(len(layer_sizes))]
self.knowledge_flow_history = [[] for _ in range(len(layer_sizes))]
self.entropy_history = [[] for _ in range(len(layer_sizes))]
def forward(self, x):
batch_size = x.shape[0]
x = x.view(batch_size, -1)
for l in range(len(self.layer_sizes)):
z = torch.mm(x, self.weights[l]) + self.biases[l]
self.frobenius_history[l].append(torch.norm(z, p='fro').item())
d = torch.sigmoid(z)
self.Z[l] = z
self.D[l] = d
x = d
return x
def calculate_flows(self, learning_rate):
for l in range(len(self.layer_sizes)):
if self.Z[l] is not None and self.Z_prev[l] is not None and self.D_prev[l] is not None:
delta_Z = self.Z[l] - self.Z_prev[l]
phi = torch.norm(delta_Z, p='fro') / learning_rate
self.knowledge_flow_history[l].append(phi.item())
delta_D = self.D[l] - self.D_prev[l]
H_lk = (-1 / np.log(2)) * (self.Z[l] * delta_D)
self.entropy_history[l].append(torch.sum(H_lk).item())
def ska_update(self, inputs, learning_rate=0.01):
for l in range(len(self.layer_sizes)):
if self.D_prev[l] is not None:
self.delta_D[l] = self.D[l] - self.D_prev[l]
prev_output = inputs.view(inputs.shape[0], -1) if l == 0 else self.D_prev[l-1]
d_prime = self.D[l] * (1 - self.D[l])
gradient = -1 / np.log(2) * (self.Z[l] * d_prime + self.delta_D[l])
dW = torch.matmul(prev_output.t(), gradient) / prev_output.shape[0]
self.weights[l] = self.weights[l] - learning_rate * dW
self.biases[l] = self.biases[l] - learning_rate * gradient.mean(dim=0)
def initialize_tensors(self):
for l in range(len(self.layer_sizes)):
self.Z[l] = None
self.Z_prev[l] = None
self.D[l] = None
self.D_prev[l] = None
self.delta_D[l] = None
self.frobenius_history[l] = []
self.knowledge_flow_history[l] = []
self.entropy_history[l] = []
def get_mnist_subset(samples_per_class, data_seed=0):
targets = mnist_dataset.targets.numpy()
rng = np.random.RandomState(data_seed)
images_list = []
for digit in range(10):
all_indices = np.where(targets == digit)[0]
rng.shuffle(all_indices)
for idx in all_indices[:samples_per_class]:
img, _ = mnist_dataset[idx]
images_list.append(img)
return torch.stack(images_list)
def run_knowledge_flow(n1, n2, n3, n4, K, tau, samples_per_class, data_seed):
layer_sizes = [int(n1), int(n2), int(n3), int(n4)]
K = int(K)
samples_per_class = int(samples_per_class)
data_seed = int(data_seed)
learning_rate = tau / K
inputs = get_mnist_subset(samples_per_class, data_seed)
torch.manual_seed(42)
np.random.seed(42)
model = SKAModel(input_size=784, layer_sizes=layer_sizes, K=K)
model.initialize_tensors()
for k in range(K):
model.forward(inputs)
if k > 0:
model.calculate_flows(learning_rate)
model.ska_update(inputs, learning_rate)
model.D_prev = [d.clone().detach() if d is not None else None for d in model.D]
model.Z_prev = [z.clone().detach() if z is not None else None for z in model.Z]
num_layers = len(layer_sizes)
layer_colors = ['#1F77B4', '#FF7F0E', '#2CA02C', '#D62728']
layer_labels = [f'Layer {l+1}' for l in range(num_layers)]
# Plot 1: Knowledge Flow per layer — temporal (Fig 4)
fig1, ax1 = plt.subplots(figsize=(8, 5))
for l in range(num_layers):
data = model.knowledge_flow_history[l]
line, = ax1.plot(data, label=f"Layer {l+1}")
if len(data) > 1:
peak_idx = int(np.argmax(data))
ax1.axvline(x=peak_idx, color=line.get_color(), linestyle=':', linewidth=1.2, alpha=0.8)
ax1.set_title("Knowledge Flow Evolution Across Layers")
ax1.set_xlabel("Step Index K")
ax1.set_ylabel("Knowledge Flow")
ax1.legend()
ax1.grid(True)
fig1.tight_layout()
# Plot 2: Knowledge Flow vs ||Z||_F scatter per layer (Fig 3)
fig2, axes2 = plt.subplots(2, (num_layers + 1) // 2, figsize=(12, 8))
axes2_flat = axes2.flatten() if num_layers > 1 else [axes2]
for l in range(num_layers):
ax = axes2_flat[l]
kf = model.knowledge_flow_history[l]
frob = model.frobenius_history[l][1:len(kf) + 1]
min_len = min(len(kf), len(frob))
if min_len < 2:
ax.set_title(f"Layer {l+1}: Not enough data")
continue
kf_plot = kf[:min_len]
frob_plot = frob[:min_len]
sc = ax.scatter(frob_plot, kf_plot, c=range(min_len), cmap='Blues_r', s=50, alpha=0.8)
ax.plot(frob_plot, kf_plot, 'k-', alpha=0.3)
plt.colorbar(sc, ax=ax, label='Step')
# Red dot at entropy minimum
if model.entropy_history[l]:
min_idx = int(np.argmin(model.entropy_history[l]))
if min_idx < min_len:
ax.scatter(frob_plot[min_idx], kf_plot[min_idx], color='red', s=80, zorder=5)
ax.set_xlabel('Frobenius Norm of Knowledge Tensor Z')
ax.set_ylabel('Frobenius Norm of Knowledge Flow')
ax.set_title(f'Layer {l+1} Knowledge Flow vs Knowledge Magnitude')
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
for l in range(num_layers, len(axes2_flat)):
axes2_flat[l].set_visible(False)
fig2.tight_layout()
return fig1, fig2
with gr.Blocks(title="SKA Knowledge Flow Explorer") as demo:
gr.Image("logo.png", show_label=False, height=100, container=False)
gr.Markdown("# SKA Knowledge Flow Explorer")
gr.Markdown("Visualize the knowledge flow per layer across the forward learning steps, and its trajectory in knowledge space.")
with gr.Row():
with gr.Column(scale=1):
n1_input = gr.Slider(8, 512, value=256, step=8, label="Layer 1 \u2014 neurons")
n2_input = gr.Slider(8, 512, value=128, step=8, label="Layer 2 \u2014 neurons")
n3_input = gr.Slider(8, 256, value=64, step=8, label="Layer 3 \u2014 neurons")
n4_input = gr.Slider(2, 64, value=10, step=1, label="Layer 4 \u2014 neurons")
k_slider = gr.Slider(1, 200, value=50, step=1, label="K (forward steps)")
tau_slider = gr.Slider(0.1, 0.75, value=0.5, step=0.01, label="Learning budget \u03c4 (\u03c4 = \u03b7\u00b7K)")
samples_slider = gr.Slider(1, 100, value=100, step=1, label="Samples per class")
seed_slider = gr.Slider(0, 99, value=0, step=1, label="Data seed (shuffle samples)")
run_btn = gr.Button("Run Knowledge Flow", variant="primary")
gr.Markdown("---")
gr.Markdown("### Definitions")
gr.Markdown(
"| Quantity | Definition |\n|---|---|\n"
"| **Knowledge Flow** | \u03a6 = \u2016\u0394Z\u2016 / \u03b7 |\n"
"| **\u0394Z** | Z\u2096 \u2212 Z\u2096\u208b\u2081 (pre-activation change) |\n"
"| **\u03b7** | learning rate = \u03c4 / K |"
)
gr.Markdown("---")
gr.Markdown("### Reference Paper")
gr.HTML('<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03214v1" target="_blank">arXiv:2504.03214v1</a>')
gr.Markdown("""
**Abstract**
This paper aims to extend the Structured Knowledge Accumulation (SKA) framework recently proposed by mahi. We introduce two core concepts: the Tensor Net function and the characteristic time property of neural learning. First, we reinterpret the learning rate as a time step in a continuous system. This transforms neural learning from discrete optimization into continuous-time evolution. We show that learning dynamics remain consistent when the product of learning rate and iteration steps stays constant. This reveals a time-invariant behavior and identifies an intrinsic timescale of the network. Second, we define the Tensor Net function as a measure that captures the relationship between decision probabilities, entropy gradients, and knowledge change. Additionally, we define its zero-crossing as the equilibrium state between decision probabilities and entropy gradients. We show that the convergence of entropy and knowledge flow provides a natural stopping condition, replacing arbitrary thresholds with an information-theoretic criterion. We also establish that SKA dynamics satisfy a variational principle based on the Euler-Lagrange equation. These findings extend SKA into a continuous and self-organizing learning model. The framework links computational learning with physical systems that evolve by natural laws. By understanding learning as a time-based process, we open new directions for building efficient, robust, and biologically-inspired AI systems.
""")
gr.Markdown("---")
gr.Markdown("### SKA Explorer Suite")
gr.HTML('<a href="https://huggingface.co/quant-iota" target="_blank">\u2b05 All Apps</a>')
gr.Markdown("---")
gr.Markdown("### About this App")
gr.Markdown("Knowledge flow \u03a6 measures how fast the pre-activations Z change per layer, normalized by \u03b7. The dotted vertical lines on the temporal plot mark the peak of each layer — each layer reaches its maximum knowledge flow at a different step K, revealing a hierarchical learning cascade. The scatter plot traces the trajectory of each layer in knowledge space — darker points are earlier steps. The red dot marks the entropy minimum for each layer, which aligns with the knowledge flow peak: the point where structured knowledge accumulation is optimal. Layer 4 follows a slower, lower trajectory with no distinct peak, reflecting its classification role.")
with gr.Column(scale=2):
plot_flow = gr.Plot(label="Knowledge Flow per Layer")
plot_scatter = gr.Plot(label="Knowledge Flow vs Frobenius Norm")
run_btn.click(
fn=run_knowledge_flow,
inputs=[n1_input, n2_input, n3_input, n4_input, k_slider, tau_slider, samples_slider, seed_slider],
outputs=[plot_flow, plot_scatter],
)
demo.launch(server_name="0.0.0.0", server_port=7860, share=True)