AWhat changed
Derived saliency conservation relations for homogeneous feedforward networks and used positive flow scores with iterative pruning to reduce premature whole-layer collapse without training data.
Scientific scope
Derived saliency conservation relations for homogeneous feedforward networks and used positive flow scores with iterative pruning to reduce premature whole-layer collapse without training data. Conservation assumes the stated homogeneous feedforward setting. The maximal-critical-compression theorem requires positive conservative scores re-evaluated for every removal; practical finite batches of pruning are not automatically the same theorem. Avoiding an empty layer is not a theorem of useful accuracy, connected information flow in arbitrary architectures or hardware speedup. Empirical finite schedules are reported separately.
Evidence
The linked original sources describe the stated contribution and its evidence limits. WRS has not independently rerun the experiments or certified a proof. Conservation assumes the stated homogeneous feedforward setting. The maximal-critical-compression theorem requires positive conservative scores re-evaluated for every removal; practical finite batches of pruning are not automatically the same theorem. Avoiding an empty layer is not a theorem of useful accuracy, connected information flow in arbitrary architectures or hardware speedup. Empirical finite schedules are reported separately.
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