Summary of Backdoor Attack on Unpaired Medical Image-text Foundation Models: a Pilot Study on Medclip, by Ruinan Jin et al.
Backdoor Attack on Unpaired Medical Image-Text Foundation Models: A Pilot Study on MedCLIP
by Ruinan Jin, Chun-Yin Huang, Chenyu You, Xiaoxiao Li
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- 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 This paper investigates the potential security concerns linked to foundation models (FMs) in the medical domain. Specifically, it explores the vulnerability of MedCLIP, a vision-language contrastive learning-based medical FM, to label discrepancies caused by unpaired training. The authors frame this issue as a backdoor attack problem and analyze its impact on the FM supply chain. They demonstrate that minor label discrepancies can result in significant model deviations, making it possible to disrupt MedCLIP’s contrastive learning through BadMatch and BadDist-assisted BadMatch attacks. These attacks consistently evade detection by current defense strategies, highlighting the need for more robust security measures in medical FMs. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In simple terms, this paper looks at how certain types of AI models can be tricked into making mistakes if they’re not properly trained. The researchers focus on a specific type of model called MedCLIP, which is used to analyze medical images and text. They show that even small mistakes in the training data can cause big problems for these models, allowing attackers to manipulate their decisions. This could have serious consequences for healthcare, so it’s important to develop better ways to detect and prevent these kinds of attacks. |
