Summary of Deterministic Versus Stochastic Dynamical Classifiers: Opposing Random Adversarial Attacks with Noise, by Lorenzo Chicchi et al.
Deterministic versus stochastic dynamical classifiers: opposing random adversarial attacks with noise
by Lorenzo Chicchi, Duccio Fanelli, Diego Febbe, Lorenzo Buffoni, Francesca Di Patti, Lorenzo Giambagli, Raffele Marino
First submitted to arxiv on: 20 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech); 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 The Continuous-Variable Firing Rate (CVFR) model, a widely used framework in neuroscience for describing neural dynamics, is repurposed as a dynamically assisted classifier. The model is augmented with planted attractors embedded in the coupling matrix’s spectral decomposition. By sculpting the basin of attraction, the CVFR model learns to classify items based on their pertinence to specific targets. This approach is found to be robust against adversarial random attacks corrupting the classification items. The study also explores a stochastic variant of the CVFR model, revealing surprising effects when noise and dynamics interact. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The Continuous-Variable Firing Rate (CVFR) model helps us understand how brain cells talk to each other. Researchers took this model and used it for something new – classifying information. They added special “attractors” that help the model decide where to put certain pieces of information. This approach is really good at figuring out what things belong together, even when some of the information is messed up. It’s like having a superpower that helps keep things organized! |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Classification
