Summary of Challenging Forgets: Unveiling the Worst-case Forget Sets in Machine Unlearning, by Chongyu Fan et al.
Challenging Forgets: Unveiling the Worst-Case Forget Sets in Machine Unlearning
by Chongyu Fan, Jiancheng Liu, Alfred Hero, Sijia Liu
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed machine learning (ML) model addresses the need for models that can selectively “unlearn” data points after training. This concept, known as machine unlearning (MU), aims to eliminate the influence of chosen data points on model performance while maintaining its utility post-unlearning. The research introduces a new evaluative angle for MU from an adversarial viewpoint by identifying the worst-case forget set that presents the most significant challenge for influence erasure. Using bi-level optimization, the proposal balances data influence erasure and model utility through standard training and unlearning. The results expose critical pros and cons in existing (approximate) unlearning strategies across various datasets (CIFAR-10, 100, CelebA, Tiny ImageNet, and ImageNet) and models (image classifiers and generative models). |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The research focuses on creating machine learning models that can forget specific data points after training. This is important because sometimes we don’t want certain data to influence our model’s decisions. The problem is finding the right way to do this while keeping the model useful. The researchers propose a new approach that identifies the most challenging data points for forgetting and balances forgetting with using the model correctly. They tested their idea on different datasets and models, showing how existing methods can be improved. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Optimization
