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\k{appa}-LoRA: Condition Numbers Reveal Which LoRA Matrices Worth Updating

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TL;DR - κ-LoRA selectively updates LoRA matrices with the highest condition numbers, preserving standard LoRA accuracy while reducing fine-tuning costs.

  • Updating only the top 50% of matrices halves the trainable parameter count.
  • Experiments report 16.2% lower fine-tuning time and 4.5% lower memory usage on average.
  • High-condition-number matrices contain underdeveloped directions that contribute most to adaptation.
  • Their condition numbers decline during training, suggesting targeted spectral rebalancing drives the gains.

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\k{appa}-LoRA: Condition Numbers Reveal Which LoRA Matrices Worth Updating

arXiv cs.LG Jianghui Wang, Silong Yong, Francesco Orabona, Marco Canini, Katia P. Sycara, Yaqi Xie 2026-07-24 arXiv:2607.22489
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TL;DR - κ-LoRA selectively updates LoRA matrices with the highest condition numbers, preserving standard LoRA accuracy while reducing fine-tuning costs.

  • Updating only the top 50% of matrices halves the trainable parameter count.
  • Experiments report 16.2% lower fine-tuning time and 4.5% lower memory usage on average.
  • High-condition-number matrices contain underdeveloped directions that contribute most to adaptation.
  • Their condition numbers decline during training, suggesting targeted spectral rebalancing drives the gains.
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