Predictive coding-inspired deep networks for visual computing integrate classification and reconstruction processes in shared intermediate layers. Although synergy between these processes is commonly assumed, it has yet to be convincingly demonstrated. In this study, we take a critical look at how classifying and reconstructing interact in deep learning architectures. Our approach utilizes a purposefully designed family of model architectures reminiscent of autoencoders, each equipped with an encoder, a decoder, and a classification head featuring varying modules and complexities. We meticulously analyze the extent to which classification- and reconstruction-driven information can seamlessly coexist within the shared latent layer of the model architectures. Our findings underscore a significant challenge: Classification-driven information diminishes reconstruction-driven information in intermediate layers' shared representations and vice versa. While expanding the shared representation's dimensions or increasing the network's complexity can alleviate this trade-off effect, our results challenge prevailing assumptions in predictive coding and offer guidance for future iterations of predictive coding concepts in deep networks.

预测编码启发下的深度网络将分类和重构过程整合到共享中间层中，并详细分析了分类和重构在深度学习架构中的相互作用，发现分类驱动的信息与重构驱动的信息在共享表示层中相互影响。

深度预测编码网络中的分类和重构过程：对手还是盟友？