Large deviations of Gaussian neural networks with ReLU activation

We prove a large deviation principle for deep neural networks with Gaussian weights and at most linearly growing activation functions, such as ReLU. This generalizes earlier work, in which bounded and continuous activation functions were considered. In practice, linearly growing activation functions such as ReLU are most commonly used. We furthermore simplify previous expressions for the rate function and provide a power-series expansions for the ReLU case.

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Statistics & Probability Letters
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2025-11-25
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2025.110611
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Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques
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Large deviations of Gaussian neural networks with ReLU activation

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Large deviations of Gaussian neural networks with ReLU activation

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Abstract

We prove a large deviation principle for deep neural networks with Gaussian weights and at most linearly growing activation functions, such as ReLU. This generalizes earlier work, in which bounded and continuous activation functions were considered. In practice, linearly growing activation functions such as ReLU are most commonly used. We furthermore simplify previous expressions for the rate function and provide a power-series expansions for the ReLU case.

Statistics & Probability LettersVol. 230
University of Klagenfurt (AT), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
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Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques
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