Summary of How to Combine Differential Privacy and Continual Learning, by Marlon Tobaben et al.
How to Combine Differential Privacy and Continual Learning
by Marlon Tobaben, Talal Alrawajfeh, Marcus Klasson, Mikko Heikkilä, Arno Solin, Antti Honkela
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
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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 investigates the intersection of Continual Learning (CL) and Differential Privacy (DP), aiming to retain knowledge across tasks while preserving strict privacy requirements. The authors advance the theoretical understanding and introduce methods that combine CL and DP, proposing a novel approach for choosing classifiers’ output label spaces. They demonstrate the effectiveness of their methods in various scenarios, including domain shift, blurry tasks, and different output label settings. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper explores how to keep learning new things while keeping private information safe. It’s like trying to remember a secret without actually remembering what the secret is! The researchers found ways to make sure that when we learn from one task, we don’t accidentally store or remember individual details that shouldn’t be shared. They also show how this can help with real-world problems like adapting to new situations and dealing with unclear instructions. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Continual learning
