Summary of Training Safe Neural Networks with Global Sdp Bounds, by Roman Soletskyi and David “davidad” Dalrymple

Training Safe Neural Networks with Global SDP Bounds

by Roman Soletskyi, David “davidad” Dalrymple

First submitted to arxiv on: 15 Sep 2024

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Medium	GrooveSquid.com (original content)	Medium Difficulty Summary This paper presents a novel approach to training neural networks with formal safety guarantees using semidefinite programming (SDP) for verification. The method focuses on verifying safety over large, high-dimensional input regions, addressing limitations of existing techniques that focus on adversarial robustness bounds. The authors introduce an ADMM-based training scheme for an accurate neural network classifier on the Adversarial Spheres dataset, achieving provably perfect recall with input dimensions up to d=40. This work advances the development of reliable neural network verification methods for high-dimensional systems, with potential applications in safe RL policies.
Low	GrooveSquid.com (original content)	Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making sure artificial intelligence (AI) systems are safe and won’t cause harm. The researchers came up with a new way to do this by using math problems called semidefinite programs. This lets them check if AI systems will behave safely even when they’re given lots of different information. They tested their method on a special dataset and showed that it works really well, even for high-dimensional systems. This could lead to safer AI systems in the future.