Summary of Memorization in Self-supervised Learning Improves Downstream Generalization, by Wenhao Wang et al.
Memorization in Self-Supervised Learning Improves Downstream Generalization
by Wenhao Wang, Muhammad Ahmad Kaleem, Adam Dziedzic, Michael Backes, Nicolas Papernot, Franziska Boenisch
First submitted to arxiv on: 19 Jan 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 This paper focuses on self-supervised learning (SSL) and its ability to train high-performance encoders without labeled data. However, recent studies have shown that these SSL encoders can memorize private information from their training data, potentially disclosing sensitive information at inference time. To address this issue, the authors propose a new framework called SSLMem, which defines memorization within SSL by comparing the difference in alignment of representations for data points and their augmented views. The paper provides comprehensive empirical analysis on diverse encoder architectures and datasets, demonstrating that significant fractions of training data points experience high memorization, even with large datasets and strong augmentations. The results show that this memorization is crucial for achieving higher generalization performance on different downstream tasks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research looks at how machines can learn from data without labels. This technique is called self-supervised learning (SSL). However, some studies have found that these SSL-trained machines can remember private information from the data they were trained on. This could be a problem because it means the machines could reveal this sensitive information when they’re used in the future. To solve this issue, the authors created a new way to define how memorization works in SSL. They tested their idea using different machine architectures and types of data, and found that many parts of the training data were being remembered. The results show that this remembering is important for machines to perform well on other tasks. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Alignment * Encoder * Generalization * Inference * Self supervised
