ZORB: A Derivative-Free Backpropagation Algorithm for Neural Networks · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2011.08895/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTZORB: A Derivative-Free Backpropagation Algorithm for Neural Networks — mentioned by The_rationalisthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26450536urn:hackerpapers:mention:2011.08895:26450536Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:12:13 GMT<p>See also zeroth order backpropagation which allows 300X faster training while not reducing throughput that much https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.08895 How much zero-3 affect accuracy? See also https://github.com/microsoft/fastformers</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2011.08895/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.LGZORB: A Derivative-Free Backpropagation Algorithm for Neural Networks — HN submissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25157437urn:hackerpapers:submission:2011.08895:25157437Fri, 20 Nov 2020 04:58:45 GMT<p>ZORB: A Derivative-Free Backpropagation Algorithm for Neural Networks</p><p></p><p>4 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2011.08895/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.LG