Summary of Data-centric Nlp Backdoor Defense From the Lens Of Memorization, by Zhenting Wang et al.
Data-centric NLP Backdoor Defense from the Lens of Memorization
by Zhenting Wang, Zhizhi Wang, Mingyu Jin, Mengnan Du, Juan Zhai, Shiqing Ma
First submitted to arxiv on: 21 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper investigates the threat of backdoor attacks on deep neural network (DNN)-based language models. It extends the concept of memorization to sentence element-wise, revealing that language model backdoors are a form of element-wise memorization. The study finds a positive correlation between duplicated elements in training data and the strength of this memorization. Consequently, the authors propose a data-centric defense approach that detects trigger candidates by identifying duplicated elements and confirms real triggers through testing for malicious behaviors. This method outperforms existing defenses against various NLP backdoors. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making sure language models are trustworthy. It shows how bad guys can hack these models to make them do the wrong thing. The researchers found that if there’s too much repetition in the data used to train the model, it makes it easier for hackers to create backdoors. To fix this, they came up with a way to detect and stop these backdoors from working. Their method works better than others at preventing different types of hacking attacks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Language model » Neural network » Nlp
