Summary of Federated Prediction-powered Inference From Decentralized Data, by Ping Luo et al.
Federated Prediction-Powered Inference from Decentralized Data
by Ping Luo, Xiaoge Deng, Ziqing Wen, Tao Sun, Dongsheng Li
First submitted to arxiv on: 3 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a novel approach to ensure statistical validity despite the unreliability of auxiliary data in machine learning applications. The authors introduce Federated Prediction-Powered Inference (Fed-PPI), a decentralized framework that enables experimental data to contribute to statistically valid conclusions without sharing private information. Fed-PPI trains local models on private data, aggregates them through Federated Learning (FL), and derives confidence intervals using Prediction-Powered Inference (PPI) computation. The proposed framework is evaluated through experiments, demonstrating its effectiveness in producing valid confidence intervals. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps us learn better with machines! It’s like having a super smart friend who can help you make good guesses without sharing your secrets. This new way of doing things, called Federated Prediction-Powered Inference (Fed-PPI), lets different people work together to get accurate answers while keeping their own special data private. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Federated learning » Inference » Machine learning
