Summary of Efficient Knowledge Deletion From Trained Models Through Layer-wise Partial Machine Unlearning, by Vinay Chakravarthi Gogineni and Esmaeil S. Nadimi
Efficient Knowledge Deletion from Trained Models through Layer-wise Partial Machine Unlearning
by Vinay Chakravarthi Gogineni, Esmaeil S. Nadimi
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Machine learning educators can appreciate the significance of machine unlearning, which selectively erases knowledge obtained from specific training data samples in an already trained model. This capability enables data holders to adhere strictly to data protection regulations. However, existing unlearning techniques face practical constraints, often causing performance degradation and demanding significant storage. To address these limitations, this paper introduces a novel class of machine unlearning algorithms that combine partial amnesiac unlearning with layer-wise pruning and label-flipping and optimization-based unlearning. The proposed methods showcase the effectiveness of preserving model efficacy while eliminating the need for post fine-tuning. Employing layer-wise partial updates in label-flipping and optimization-based unlearning techniques demonstrates superiority in preserving model efficacy compared to their naive counterparts. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Machine unlearning is like a superpower that lets computers forget specific things they learned from certain data. This helps keep our personal information safe! The current ways of doing this have some problems, like making the computer worse at its job or needing lots of storage space. A new group of algorithms was created to fix these issues. They work by using two different methods: one that combines forgetting with a technique called layer-wise pruning and another that flips labels (or changes what the computer thinks is right) while optimizing how it makes decisions. The researchers tested their methods and found that they can make the computer forget specific things without making it worse at its job. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Fine tuning * Machine learning * Optimization * Pruning
