Summary of Private Pac Learning May Be Harder Than Online Learning, by Mark Bun et al.
Private PAC Learning May be Harder than Online Learning
by Mark Bun, Aloni Cohen, Rathin Desai
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR); Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This research delves into the computational complexity of differentially private PAC learning, exploring its connection to machine learning foundations. Building on previous work, it reveals a qualitative equivalence between private PAC models and Littlestone’s mistake-bounded model of online learning. Specifically, it shows that any concept class with Littlestone dimension d can be privately PAC learned using polynomially many samples (d). This raises the question whether there exists a generic conversion from online learners to private PAC learners while maintaining computational efficiency. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research explores how machines can learn new things quickly and safely. It’s like trying to find a specific picture in a huge photo album without looking at all the other pictures first. The researchers found that some ways of learning are very similar, even if they seem different on the surface. This helps us understand how to make sure these learning processes are fair and accurate. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning * Online learning
