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This repository is an unofficial PyTorch implementation of the Titans architecture from the research paper 'Titans: Learning to Memorize at Test Time'. It provides a library of neural network modules including Neural Memory, Memory-as-Context Transformer, and various attention mechanisms. The codebase consists of modular components that can be used as building blocks for sequence modeling, with training scripts demonstrating language modeling on the enwik8 dataset. The implementation focuses on test-time training mechanisms where the model learns to memorize at inference time through a neural memory module that updates its weights based on incoming sequences.

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Implements the core Neural Memory mechanism from the Titans paper with advanced features including associative scan for efficient updates, first and higher-order momentum, per-parameter learning rate modulation, spectral norming of surprises, and weight residual connections. Highly modular with low coupling - depends only on external assoc-scan and injectable memory model, making it easily reusable in other projects.

file: titans_pytorch/neural_memory.py ↗ | tags: #neural-memory #associative-scan #momentum-mechanism #adaptive-learning-rate #weight-residual

Contains multiple self-contained memory model implementations: basic MemoryMLP, GatedResidualMemoryMLP, FactorizedMemoryMLP for efficient factorized weights, MemorySwiGluMLP based on popular SwiGLU architecture, and MemoryAttention treating attention as memory. Each implementation is isolated with minimal dependencies (primarily torch and einops), demonstrating various architectural patterns for neural memory that could be extracted and used independently.

file: titans_pytorch/memory_models.py ↗ | tags: #memory-mlp #gated-residual #factorized-weights #swiglu-variant #attention-as-memory

Implements Implicit MLP Attention where an MLP serves as implicit weights for attention computation, replacing traditional key-value matrices. Features talking heads mechanism and rotary embeddings. The module is self-contained with clear separation of concerns, implementing a novel attention mechanism that could be dropped into other transformer architectures with minimal modification.

file: titans_pytorch/implicit_mlp_attention.py ↗ | tags: #implicit-attention #mlp-as-weights #talking-heads #rotary-embedding

Implements Nested Attention that computes attention in multiple stages where queries, keys, and values are derived from previous attention outputs. Creates a chain of attention operations that can capture more complex dependencies. Like the implicit attention module, it's highly self-contained with minimal external dependencies, representing a reusable attention pattern.

file: titans_pytorch/nested_attention.py ↗ | tags: #nested-attention #multi-stage-attention #key-value-chaining
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