arxivstat.MLcs.AIcs.LG2026-06-29
A Stochastic--Geometric Theory of Scaling Laws in Grokking
Róisín Luo, Christian Gagné, Jonas Ngnawé, Ihsan Ullah, Karyn Morrissey
Delayed generalization (\ie~grokking) refers to the phenomenon in which a neural network fits its training data early in training but only begins to generalize after a prolonged delay, often through an abrupt transition. Despite extensive empirical study, its underlying mechanism…