Summary of Linearization Turns Neural Operators Into Function-valued Gaussian Processes, by Emilia Magnani et al.
Linearization Turns Neural Operators into Function-Valued Gaussian Processes
by Emilia Magnani, Marvin Pförtner, Tobias Weber, Philipp Hennig
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: 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 The paper introduces LUNO, a novel framework for approximate Bayesian uncertainty quantification in trained neural operators. Neural operators generalize neural networks to learn mappings between function spaces from data, commonly used to learn solution operators of parametric partial differential equations or propagators of time-dependent PDEs. To make them useful in high-stakes simulation scenarios, the inherent predictive error must be quantified reliably. The framework leverages model linearization to push Gaussian weight-space uncertainty forward to the neural operator’s predictions, interpretable as a probabilistic version of currying from functional programming, yielding a function-valued (Gaussian) random process belief. The approach provides a practical yet theoretically sound way to apply existing Bayesian deep learning methods such as the linearized Laplace approximation to neural operators. It is resolution-agnostic by design, adding minimal prediction overhead and scaling to large models and datasets. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper creates a new tool called LUNO that helps predict how well something works when we’re unsure about some things. Neural networks are really good at learning from data, but sometimes we need to know how sure they are of their answers. LUNO is like a special kind of map that shows us where the neural network thinks it’s correct and where it might be wrong. This helps us make better decisions when there’s uncertainty involved. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Neural network
