Summary of Understanding Uncertainty-based Active Learning Under Model Mismatch, by Amir Hossein Rahmati et al.
Understanding Uncertainty-based Active Learning Under Model Mismatch
by Amir Hossein Rahmati, Mingzhou Fan, Ruida Zhou, Nathan M. Urban, Byung-Jun Yoon, Xiaoning Qian
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 Aug 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 active learning approach, Uncertainty-based Active Learning (UAL), queries labels from pivotal samples based on prediction uncertainty to minimize labeling costs. The study investigates how model capacity affects UAL efficacy, demonstrating that low-capacity models can lead to worse performance compared to random sampling. To improve UAL, acquisition functions targeting prediction performance may be beneficial. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Instead of wasting time collecting random data points, a new way of learning called Uncertainty-based Active Learning (UAL) helps us get the most important information first. This makes training machines faster and cheaper. The study shows that if our machine isn’t good enough to understand what’s going on, asking for labels in a special way might not work as well as we thought. Sometimes, it’s better to focus on getting the right answers rather than trying to be clever. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Active learning
