Summary of Class-wise Generalization Error: An Information-theoretic Analysis, by Firas Laakom et al.
Class-wise Generalization Error: an Information-Theoretic Analysis
by Firas Laakom, Yuheng Bu, Moncef Gabbouj
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This research paper presents a novel approach to understanding generalization performance in supervised learning models. The authors focus on the class-generalization error, which measures how well each individual class is predicted by the model. They derive theoretical bounds for this error using information-theoretic methods and demonstrate that these bounds are more accurate than existing approaches. The paper’s findings have implications for a wide range of applications beyond the specific context. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study investigates why machine learning models can perform well on some tasks but not others. Instead of looking at how well the model does overall, researchers focus on individual classes to understand what makes them easier or harder to predict. The authors develop new mathematical tools to measure this “class-generalization error” and show that they are more accurate than current methods. This research has many potential applications in areas like image recognition, speech processing, and natural language understanding. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Generalization * Language understanding * Machine learning * Supervised
