Summary of Fragile Giants: Understanding the Susceptibility Of Models to Subpopulation Attacks, by Isha Gupta et al.
Fragile Giants: Understanding the Susceptibility of Models to Subpopulation Attacks
by Isha Gupta, Hidde Lycklama, Emanuel Opel, Evan Rose, Anwar Hithnawi
First submitted to arxiv on: 11 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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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 susceptibility of machine learning models to data poisoning attacks, particularly subpopulation poisoning, which targets specific groups within a dataset while maintaining overall performance. The authors introduce a theoretical framework explaining how overparameterized models can inadvertently memorize and misclassify targeted subpopulations due to their large capacity. Experiments on large-scale image and text datasets using popular model architectures demonstrate that models with more parameters are more vulnerable to subpopulation poisoning. The findings highlight the need for defenses specifically addressing these vulnerabilities. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper looks at how machine learning models can be tricked into making mistakes by changing some of the training data. This is especially bad if it targets specific groups, like minorities or women. The researchers found that more complex models are actually worse at detecting this kind of attack because they’re better at memorizing details and mistakes. They tested different types of models on big datasets and found that simpler models are generally safer than more complex ones. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning
