Summary of Diversity-aware Agnostic Ensemble Of Sharpness Minimizers, by Anh Bui et al.
Diversity-Aware Agnostic Ensemble of Sharpness Minimizers
by Anh Bui, Vy Vo, Tung Pham, Dinh Phung, Trung Le
First submitted to arxiv on: 19 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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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 explores the connection between deep ensembles and loss sharpness minimization, seeking to enhance model generalization ability. Deep ensembles are known for their prediction diversity, leading to better generalization, robustness, and uncertainty estimation. The authors propose DASH, a learning algorithm that promotes diversity and flatness within deep ensembles by encouraging base learners to move towards low-loss regions of minimal sharpness. Theoretical foundations and extensive empirical evidence demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in improving ensemble generalizability. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper investigates how to make machine learning models better at predicting outcomes. It looks at two ways to do this: combining many different models (called deep ensembles) and making sure these models are not too “sharp” or confident in their predictions. The authors propose a new method, called DASH, that combines these two approaches to create even more accurate and robust models. They provide strong evidence that this approach works well and can be used to improve the performance of machine learning models. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Generalization * Machine learning
