Summary of Estimating Epistemic and Aleatoric Uncertainty with a Single Model, by Matthew A. Chan et al.
Estimating Epistemic and Aleatoric Uncertainty with a Single Model
by Matthew A. Chan, Maria J. Molina, Christopher A. Metzler
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: 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 This paper introduces a novel approach to estimating epistemic and aleatoric uncertainty in machine learning models, particularly conditional diffusion models used for high-stakes applications like medical imaging and weather forecasting. The authors develop hyper-diffusion models (HyperDM) that enable accurate estimation of both types of uncertainty with a single model, outperforming existing methods like Monte-Carlo dropout and Bayesian neural networks. HyperDM scales to modern architectures such as Attention U-Net and demonstrates improved prediction accuracy on real-world tasks including x-ray computed tomography reconstruction and weather temperature forecasting. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us better understand how machine learning models can be used in important jobs like medical imaging and weather forecasting. Currently, we struggle to know exactly how uncertain these predictions are. The authors propose a new way to solve this problem using something called hyper-diffusion models. This approach is more accurate than previous methods and can even handle very complex model architectures. The authors test their idea on two real-world tasks and show that it works well. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Attention * Dropout * Machine learning * Temperature
