Summary of Specification Generation For Neural Networks in Systems, by Isha Chaudhary et al.
Specification Generation for Neural Networks in Systems
by Isha Chaudhary, Shuyi Lin, Cheng Tan, Gagandeep Singh
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
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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 proposes a novel framework, SpecTRA, to generate specifications for neural networks using traditional reference algorithms that have been tested for long enough to encode correct behaviors in specific domains. The authors hypothesize that these reference algorithms can act as effective proxies for correct behaviors of the models, when available. By formulating specification generation as an optimization problem and solving it with observations of reference behaviors, SpecTRA clusters similar observations into compact specifications. The paper presents generated specifications for neural networks in adaptive bit rate and congestion control algorithms, showing evidence of being correct and matching intuition. Moreover, the authors use their specifications to reveal several unknown vulnerabilities of state-of-the-art (SOTA) models for computer systems. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about finding a way to make sure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems behave correctly. They want to create rules or guidelines that AI systems can follow, so they don’t do anything bad or unexpected. Traditionally, these rules are made by experts who know what’s correct and what’s not. But this process is slow and not scalable as there are many different types of AI applications. The authors propose a new way to generate these rules using traditional algorithms that have been tested before. They test their method on specific AI systems and find that it works well, even revealing some previously unknown problems with existing AI systems. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Optimization
