Summary of Understanding Model Ensemble in Transferable Adversarial Attack, by Wei Yao et al.
Understanding Model Ensemble in Transferable Adversarial Attack
by Wei Yao, Zeliang Zhang, Huayi Tang, Yong Liu
First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The abstract proposes a novel approach to model ensemble adversarial attacks, which have been shown to be effective against unknown models. However, the theoretical foundations of these attacks remain poorly understood. To address this gap, the authors provide an early roadmap for advancing the field by defining key concepts such as transferability error, diversity, and empirical model ensemble Rademacher complexity. They then decompose the transferability error into three components: vulnerability, diversity, and a constant. This decomposition explains why some adversarial examples are more transferable than others and provides guidelines for reducing the transferability error. The authors also apply information theory tools to bound the transferability error using complexity and generalization terms. Finally, extensive experiments with 54 models validate the theoretical framework, representing a significant step forward in understanding transferable model ensemble adversarial attacks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Model ensemble adversarial attacks are powerful tools that can fool even unknown models. But what makes them work? Researchers have been using these attacks to generate “transferable” examples that can target many different models. However, the reasons behind this success were unclear until now. A new study provides a deeper understanding of why some attacks are more effective than others and offers guidelines for making these attacks even better. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Transferability
