Summary of Effectiveness Of L2 Regularization in Privacy-preserving Machine Learning, by Nikolaos Chandrinos (1) et al.
Effectiveness of L2 Regularization in Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning
by Nikolaos Chandrinos, Iliana Loi, Panagiotis Zachos, Ioannis Symeonidis, Aristotelis Spiliotis, Maria Panou, Konstantinos Moustakas
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
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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 application of privacy-preserving machine learning solutions in industries where sensitive data is handled. It highlights the risk of Membership Inference Attack, where an adversary can deduce whether a specific data point was used in a model’s training process. The study compares the effectiveness of L2 regularization and differential privacy in mitigating this risk, demonstrating that while L2 regularization reduces overfitting, it also enhances the effectiveness of Membership Inference Attacks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper looks at how to keep sensitive information private when using artificial intelligence and machine learning. It shows that even well-performing models can be a threat to privacy if they’re trained on large amounts of data. The main problem is called Membership Inference Attack, where someone tries to figure out whether a specific piece of data was used in the model’s training. To solve this problem, the paper compares two techniques: L2 regularization and differential privacy. It finds that while L2 regularization helps reduce overfitting, it also makes it easier for attackers to use Membership Inference Attacks. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Inference » Machine learning » Overfitting » Regularization
