Summary of Altbi: Constructing Improved Outlier Detection Models Via Optimization Of Inlier-memorization Effect, by Seoyoung Cho et al.
ALTBI: Constructing Improved Outlier Detection Models via Optimization of Inlier-Memorization Effect
by Seoyoung Cho, Jaesung Hwang, Kwan-Young Bak, Dongha Kim
First submitted to arxiv on: 19 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Recent studies have shown that deep generative models exhibit an “inlier-memorization” (IM) effect, where they memorize normal observations before unusual ones. This paper leverages this effect to develop a novel unsupervised outlier detection (UOD) method called Adaptive Loss Truncation with Batch Increment (ALTBI). ALTBI utilizes two key techniques: increasing mini-batch size during training and adapting the loss function threshold. Theoretical analysis shows that these techniques effectively filter out outliers, allowing for maximum utilization of the IM effect. Experiments demonstrate that ALTBI achieves state-of-the-art performance in outlier detection, with significantly lower computation costs compared to recent methods. Additionally, ALTBI is shown to be robust when combined with privacy-preserving algorithms. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps computers find unusual data points by using a special technique called “inlier-memorization”. Inlier-memorization means that the computer first learns what normal data looks like before it finds abnormal data. The researchers created a new way to do this, called ALTBI, which is faster and better than other methods. They tested ALTBI on many different datasets and showed that it works really well, even when combined with special algorithms to keep data private. This could be important for keeping people’s personal information safe. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Loss function » Outlier detection » Unsupervised
