基本原理
损失函数
（线性链）CRF通常用于序列标注任务，对于输入序列(x)和标签序列(y)，定义匹配分数：
[s(x,y) = sum_{i=0}^l T(y_i, y_{i+1}) + sum_{i=1}^l U(x_i, y_i)
]
这里(l)是序列长度，(T)和(U)都是可学习的参数，(T(y_i, y_{i+1}))表示第(i)步的标签是(y_i)，第(i+1)步标签是(y_{i+1})的转移分数，(U(x_i,y_i))表示第(i)步输入(x_i)对应的标签是(y_i)的发射分数。注意这里在计算转移分数(T)时，状态转移链为(y_0 ightarrow y_1 ightarrow dots ightarrow y_l ightarrow y_{l+1})，因为人为地加入了START_TAG和STOP_TAG标签。
为了解决标注偏置问题，CRF需要做全局归一化，具体而言就是输入(x)对应的标签序列为(y)的概率定义为：
[P(y|x)=frac{e^{s(x,y)}}{Z(x)} = frac{e^{s(x,y)}}{sum_{ ilde{y}in Y_x}e^{s(x,y)}}
]
因此这里最麻烦的就是计算配分函数(partition function)(Z(x))，因为它要遍历所有路径。
在训练过程中，我们希望最大化正确标签序列的对数概率，即：
[log P(y|x)=log P(frac{e^{s(x,y)}}{Z(x)}) = s(x,y) - log Z(x) = s(x,y) - log (sum_{ ilde{y}in Y_x}e^{s(x,y)})
]
也就是最小化负对数似然，即损失函数为：
[-log P(y|x)=log P(frac{e^{s(x,y)}}{Z(x)}) = log (sum_{ ilde{y}in Y_x}e^{s(x,y)}) - s(x,y)
]
配分函数计算
接下来我们来讨论怎么计算(Z(x))。我们使用前向算法计算(Z(x))，伪码如下：
- 初始化，对于(y_2)的所有取值(y_2^*)，定义
[alpha_1(y_2^*) = sum_{y_1^*} exp(U(x_1, y_1^*) + T(y_1^*, y_2^*))
]
这里(y_k)表示(k)时刻的标签，它的取值空间是标签控件，如B,I,O等，某一个具体的取值记为(y_k^*)。(alpha_k(y_{k+1}^*))可以认为是时刻(k)时的非规范化概率。注意这里(y_{k+1}^*)我们只用了一个标签，其实我们要在整个标签空间遍历，对于(y_{k+1})的每一个取值都算一遍。
2. 对于(k = 2, 3, dots, l-1)以及(y_{k+1})的所有取值(y_{k+1}^*)，都有：
[log (alpha_k(y_{k+1}^*)) = log sum_{y_k^*}exp left(U(x_k, y_k^*)+T(y_k^*, y_{k+1}^*) + log(alpha_{k-1}(y_k^*))
ight)
]
这里(y_k)和(y_{k+1})都是一个具体的取值，这意味着这一步的计算复杂度是(O(N^2))的，其中(N)是标签数目。
3. 最终：
[Z(x) = sum_{y_l^*} exp left(U(x_l, y_l^*) + log(alpha_{l-1}(y_l^*))
ight)
]
注意到伪码第二步就是所谓的logsumexp，这可能会导致问题。因为如果求指数特别大，可能会导致溢出。因此这里存在一个小trick使得计算时数值稳定：
[log sum_k exp(z_k) = max (mathbf{z}) + log sum_k exp(z_k - max(mathbf{z}))
]
证明如下：
[log sum_k exp(z_k) = log sum_k (exp(z_k -c) cdot exp(c)) = log[exp(c) cdot sum_k exp(z_k -c)] = c + log sum_k exp(z_k -c) qquad ext{令} c = max({mathbf{z}})
]
代码实现
以下代码参考Pytorch关于Bi-LSTM+CRF的tutorial。首先导入需要的模块：
import torch
import torch.autograd as autograd
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.optim as optim
torch.manual_seed(1)
为了使模型易读，定义几个辅助函数：
def argmax(vec):
"""return the argmax as a python int"""
_, idx = torch.max(vec, 1)
return idx.item()
def prepare_sequence(seq, to_ix):
"""word2id"""
idxs = [to_ix[w] for w in seq]
return torch.tensor(idxs, dtype=torch.long)
def log_sum_exp(vec):
"""Compute log sum exp in a numerically stable way for the forward algorithm
这个函数在Pytorch和TensorFlow其实都有，这里作者为了讲解又实现了一次
"""
max_score = vec[0, argmax(vec)]
max_score_broadcast = max_score.view(1, -1).expand(1, vec.size()[1])
return max_score +
torch.log(torch.sum(torch.exp(vec - max_score_broadcast)))
接下来定义整个模型：
class BiLSTM_CRF(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, vocab_size, tag_to_ix, embedding_dim, hidden_dim):
super(BiLSTM_CRF, self).__init__()
self.embedding_dim = embedding_dim
self.hidden_dim = hidden_dim
self.vocab_size = vocab_size
self.tag_to_ix = tag_to_ix
self.tagset_size = len(tag_to_ix)
self.word_embeds = nn.Embedding(vocab_size, embedding_dim)
self.lstm = nn.LSTM(embedding_dim, hidden_dim // 2,
num_layers=1, bidirectional=True)
# 将LSTM的输出映射到标签空间
# 相当于公式中的发射矩阵U
self.hidden2tag = nn.Linear(hidden_dim, self.tagset_size)
# 转移矩阵，从标签i转移到标签j的分数
# tagset_size包含了人为加入的START_TAG和STOP_TAG
self.transitions = nn.Parameter(
torch.randn(self.tagset_size, self.tagset_size))
# 下面这两个约束不能转移到START_TAG，也不能从STOP_TAG开始转移
self.transitions.data[tag_to_ix[START_TAG], :] = -10000
self.transitions.data[:, tag_to_ix[STOP_TAG]] = -10000
self.hidden = self.init_hidden()
def init_hidden(self):
"""初始化LSTM"""
return (torch.randn(2, 1, self.hidden_dim // 2),
torch.randn(2, 1, self.hidden_dim // 2))
def _forward_alg(self, feats):
"""计算配分函数Z(x)"""
# 对应于伪码第一步
init_alphas = torch.full((1, self.tagset_size), -10000.)
# START_TAG has all of the score.
init_alphas[0][self.tag_to_ix[START_TAG]] = 0.
# Wrap in a variable so that we will get automatic backprop
forward_var = init_alphas
# 对应于伪码第二步的循环，迭代整个句子
for feat in feats:
alphas_t = [] # The forward tensors at this timestep
for next_tag in range(self.tagset_size):
# broadcast the emission score: it is the same regardless of
# the previous tag
emit_score = feat[next_tag].view(
1, -1).expand(1, self.tagset_size)
# the ith entry of trans_score is the score of transitioning to
# next_tag from i
trans_score = self.transitions[next_tag].view(1, -1)
# The ith entry of next_tag_var is the value for the
# edge (i -> next_tag) before we do log-sum-exp
# 这里对应了伪码第二步中三者求和
next_tag_var = forward_var + trans_score + emit_score
# The forward variable for this tag is log-sum-exp of all the scores.
alphas_t.append(log_sum_exp(next_tag_var).view(1))
forward_var = torch.cat(alphas_t).view(1, -1)
# 对应于伪码第三步，注意损失函数最终是要logZ(x)，所以又是一个logsumexp
terminal_var = forward_var + self.transitions[self.tag_to_ix[STOP_TAG]]
alpha = log_sum_exp(terminal_var)
return alpha
def _get_lstm_features(self, sentence):
"""调用LSTM获得每个token的隐状态，这里可以替换为任意的特征函数，
LSTM返回的特征就是公式中的x
"""
self.hidden = self.init_hidden()
embeds = self.word_embeds(sentence).view(len(sentence), 1, -1)
lstm_out, self.hidden = self.lstm(embeds, self.hidden)
lstm_out = lstm_out.view(len(sentence), self.hidden_dim)
lstm_feats = self.hidden2tag(lstm_out)
return lstm_feats
def _score_sentence(self, feats, tags):
"""计算给定输入序列和标签序列的匹配函数，即公式中的s函数"""
score = torch.zeros(1)
tags = torch.cat([torch.tensor([self.tag_to_ix[START_TAG]], dtype=torch.long), tags])
for i, feat in enumerate(feats):
score = score +
self.transitions[tags[i + 1], tags[i]] + feat[tags[i + 1]]
score = score + self.transitions[self.tag_to_ix[STOP_TAG], tags[-1]]
return score
def _viterbi_decode(self, feats):
"""维特比解码，给定输入x和相关参数(发射矩阵和转移矩阵)，或者概率最大的标签序列
"""
backpointers = []
# Initialize the viterbi variables in log space
init_vvars = torch.full((1, self.tagset_size), -10000.)
init_vvars[0][self.tag_to_ix[START_TAG]] = 0
# forward_var at step i holds the viterbi variables for step i-1
forward_var = init_vvars
for feat in feats:
bptrs_t = [] # holds the backpointers for this step
viterbivars_t = [] # holds the viterbi variables for this step
for next_tag in range(self.tagset_size):
# next_tag_var[i] holds the viterbi variable for tag i at the
# previous step, plus the score of transitioning
# from tag i to next_tag.
# We don't include the emission scores here because the max
# does not depend on them (we add them in below)
next_tag_var = forward_var + self.transitions[next_tag]
best_tag_id = argmax(next_tag_var)
bptrs_t.append(best_tag_id)
viterbivars_t.append(next_tag_var[0][best_tag_id].view(1))
# Now add in the emission scores, and assign forward_var to the set
# of viterbi variables we just computed
forward_var = (torch.cat(viterbivars_t) + feat).view(1, -1)
backpointers.append(bptrs_t)
# Transition to STOP_TAG
terminal_var = forward_var + self.transitions[self.tag_to_ix[STOP_TAG]]
best_tag_id = argmax(terminal_var)
path_score = terminal_var[0][best_tag_id]
# Follow the back pointers to decode the best path.
best_path = [best_tag_id]
for bptrs_t in reversed(backpointers):
best_tag_id = bptrs_t[best_tag_id]
best_path.append(best_tag_id)
# Pop off the start tag (we dont want to return that to the caller)
start = best_path.pop()
assert start == self.tag_to_ix[START_TAG] # Sanity check
best_path.reverse()
return path_score, best_path
def neg_log_likelihood(self, sentence, tags):
"""损失函数 = Z(x) - s(x,y)
"""
feats = self._get_lstm_features(sentence)
forward_score = self._forward_alg(feats)
gold_score = self._score_sentence(feats, tags)
return forward_score - gold_score
def forward(self, sentence):
"""预测函数，注意这个函数和_forward_alg不一样
这里给定一个句子，预测最有可能的标签序列
"""
# Get the emission scores from the BiLSTM
lstm_feats = self._get_lstm_features(sentence)
# Find the best path, given the features.
score, tag_seq = self._viterbi_decode(lstm_feats)
return score, tag_seq
最后，把上述模型拼起来得到一个完整的可运行实例，这里就不再讲解：
START_TAG = "<START>"
STOP_TAG = "<STOP>"
EMBEDDING_DIM = 5
HIDDEN_DIM = 4
# Make up some training data
training_data = [(
"the wall street journal reported today that apple corporation made money".split(),
"B I I I O O O B I O O".split()
), (
"georgia tech is a university in georgia".split(),
"B I O O O O B".split()
)]
word_to_ix = {}
for sentence, tags in training_data:
for word in sentence:
if word not in word_to_ix:
word_to_ix[word] = len(word_to_ix)
tag_to_ix = {"B": 0, "I": 1, "O": 2, START_TAG: 3, STOP_TAG: 4}
model = BiLSTM_CRF(len(word_to_ix), tag_to_ix, EMBEDDING_DIM, HIDDEN_DIM)
optimizer = optim.SGD(model.parameters(), lr=0.01, weight_decay=1e-4)
# Check predictions before training
with torch.no_grad():
precheck_sent = prepare_sequence(training_data[0][0], word_to_ix)
precheck_tags = torch.tensor([tag_to_ix[t] for t in training_data[0][1]], dtype=torch.long)
print(model(precheck_sent))
# Make sure prepare_sequence from earlier in the LSTM section is loaded
for epoch in range(
300): # again, normally you would NOT do 300 epochs, it is toy data
for sentence, tags in training_data:
# Step 1. Remember that Pytorch accumulates gradients.
# We need to clear them out before each instance
model.zero_grad()
# Step 2. Get our inputs ready for the network, that is,
# turn them into Tensors of word indices.
sentence_in = prepare_sequence(sentence, word_to_ix)
targets = torch.tensor([tag_to_ix[t] for t in tags], dtype=torch.long)
# Step 3. Run our forward pass.
loss = model.neg_log_likelihood(sentence_in, targets)
# Step 4. Compute the loss, gradients, and update the parameters by
# calling optimizer.step()
loss.backward()
optimizer.step()
# Check predictions after training
with torch.no_grad():
precheck_sent = prepare_sequence(training_data[0][0], word_to_ix)
print(model(precheck_sent))
# We got it!
参考资料
[1]. https://towardsdatascience.com/implementing-a-linear-chain-conditional-random-field-crf-in-pytorch-16b0b9c4b4ea
[2]. https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/27338210