Summary of The Missing Curve Detectors Of Inceptionv1: Applying Sparse Autoencoders to Inceptionv1 Early Vision, by Liv Gorton
The Missing Curve Detectors of InceptionV1: Applying Sparse Autoencoders to InceptionV1 Early Vision
by Liv Gorton
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Jun 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 A novel application of sparse autoencoders (SAEs) is proposed to extract interpretable features from the early vision layers of InceptionV1, a well-studied convolutional neural network. By applying SAEs to curve detectors in InceptionV1, researchers uncover new features not apparent from examining individual neurons, including additional curve detectors that fill previous gaps. The study also demonstrates the ability of SAEs to decompose polysemantic neurons into more monosemantic constituent features, suggesting SAEs as a valuable tool for understanding convolutional neural networks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary SAEs are used to look deeper into a special kind of computer program called InceptionV1. This program is good at recognizing things it has seen before. By using SAEs, scientists can find new and important features that aren’t easy to see just by looking at individual parts of the program. They found some new features that help the program recognize curves better. The study also shows how SAEs can break down complicated parts of the program into simpler pieces. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Neural network
