Researcher Starts Training RNN Prototype Avoiding Backprop and Vanishing Gradients
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#331François Fleuret@FRANCOISFLEURET
V0.1 IS UP AND TRAINING.
Starting training prototype 0 of my new RNN without backprop through time, without gradient vanishing issue, without parallelisation and MFUs issues. Mark this day in case it works.
8:38 PM · May 29, 2026 · 3.2K Views
9:56 PM · May 29, 2026 · 550 Views
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#331François Fleuret@FRANCOISFLEURET
We trained those ... things ... we made them from sand. How dare they.

Starting training prototype 0 of my new RNN without backprop through time, without gradient vanishing issue, without parallelisation and MFUs issues. Mark this day in case it works.
8:38 PM · May 29, 2026 · 3.2K Views
9:39 PM · May 29, 2026 · 1.6K Views
QUOTE POST
#331François Fleuret@FRANCOISFLEURET

We trained those ... things ... we made them from sand. How dare they.
9:39 PM · May 29, 2026 · 1.6K Views
9:40 PM · May 29, 2026 · 639 Views