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AUTO-ATTENTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- self-attention mechanism
1, record 1, English, self%2Dattention%20mechanism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- self-attention 1, record 1, English, self%2Dattention
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The transformer architecture discards the use of recurrence-based networks, instead relying on self-attention mechanisms to process input sequences. ... While global attention considers the importance of each word relative to the entire input sequence, self-attention deciphers dependencies between words within the sequence. 2, record 1, English, - self%2Dattention%20mechanism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mécanisme d’auto-attention
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20d%26rsquo%3Bauto%2Dattention
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mécanisme d’autoattention 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20d%26rsquo%3Bautoattention
correct, masculine noun
- auto-attention 3, record 1, French, auto%2Dattention
correct, feminine noun
- autoattention 2, record 1, French, autoattention
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mécanisme d’auto-attention permet à chaque position de la séquence d’entrée de s’occuper de toutes les autres positions, capturant les dépendances quelle que soit leur distance dans la séquence. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9canisme%20d%26rsquo%3Bauto%2Dattention
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
- Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- self-attention
1, record 2, English, self%2Dattention
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Playing before a supportive but expectant audience can increase the cost of not winning, thereby leading to self-attention and "pressure" on the part of an athlete or a team. 2, record 2, English, - self%2Dattention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
To elaborate, they noted that the prospect of a desired identity change (i.e., a redefinition of self from a contender to a champion) tends to increase self-attention (Schlenker & Leary, 1982). 3, record 2, English, - self%2Dattention
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
- Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- auto-attention
1, record 2, French, auto%2Dattention
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'analyse démontre que l'auto-attention agit en interaction avec trois facteurs majeurs : l'anxiété, les déterminants physiologiques, l'expérience et le style de vie. Les auteurs proposent un modèle théorique selon lequel cette interaction peut situer un individu sur un continuum d’effets allant de très néfastes à très benéfiques, en fonction de sa prédisposition plus ou moins grande à l'auto-attention. 1, record 2, French, - auto%2Dattention
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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