Summary of Conformalized Credal Set Predictors, by Alireza Javanmardi et al.
Conformalized Credal Set Predictors
by Alireza Javanmardi, David Stutz, Eyke Hüllermeier
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Feb 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 The proposed method utilizes conformal prediction for learning credal set predictors in machine learning tasks. This approach represents both aleatoric and epistemic uncertainty in predictions, making it an appealing formalism for uncertainty representation. By leveraging training data labeled by probability distributions, the method predicts credal sets in classification tasks while inheriting coverage guarantees from conformal prediction. The resulting conformal credal sets are guaranteed to be valid with high probability, without assuming model or distribution. This method is demonstrated on natural language inference, a highly ambiguous task where multiple annotations per example are common. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A new way of predicting uncertain outcomes has been discovered! Researchers found a way to combine two important ideas: conformal prediction and credal sets. Credal sets are like groups of possible answers for a question, but instead of being just random guesses, they’re based on how sure we are about the correct answer. The method uses these credal sets to make predictions in tricky tasks, like understanding what someone means when they say something. It’s like getting multiple answers to the same question and saying “well, all of these could be right!” This approach makes sure that its predictions are at least somewhat accurate, which is really important for things like natural language processing. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Classification * Inference * Machine learning * Natural language processing * Probability
