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48 results for Concept Activation

RCAV quantifies model sensitivity to semantic concepts, improving interpretability methods.

problem Lack of semantic interpretability in image classification models.
method RCAV calculates concept gradients and ascent steps to assess model sensitivity to semantic concepts.
result RCAV yields more accurate and robust interpretations of model behavior.

Improves interpretability of neural network intermediate layers by making concept activations more robust and effective.

problem Challenges in interpreting neural network decisions and learning in intermediate layers due to opacity and shared interactions.
method Proposes A-CAV to increase effectiveness and employs Gram-Schmidt process to improve robustness.
result Significant improvement in recall rate of concept images from 18.35% to 76.83% for VGG16, with reduced variance in recall across different random seeds.

In this paper we study a symmetry group of vector space. Basis manifold is a homogeneous space of a symmetry group. This concept leads us to the definition of active and passive transformations on basis manifold. Active transformation can be expressed as a transformation of vector space. Passive transformation gives ab…

2004-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified framework for testing deep learning models with concept activation vectors.

problem Statistical instability and discontinuity in testing with concept activation vectors.
method Introducing α-TCAV, a generalized framework that replaces the indicator function with a parameterized smooth function.
result Unified probabilistic formulation that subsumes TCAV and Multi-TCAV, providing principled guidance on tuning the parameter.

Active management is a term that has many meanings and we have found the defining characteristics needed for success as an "active manager" elusive within the literature. In this paper we offer a set of criteria that defines an active manager and his success. In order to facilitate this, we introduce several definition…

2019-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

MCD offers a complete model understanding for high-stake decisions.

problem Local model understanding in XAI methods is not sufficient for high-stake decisions.
method MCD extends concept-based methods to ensure global model understanding via multi-dimensional subspaces.
result MCD provides a complete model understanding, ensuring the model reasoning is related to the actual model.

Researchers apply concept-based explainability to EEG data.

problem Understanding the internal states of complex EEG transformer models.
method Concept Activation Vectors (CAVs) adapted for EEG data, using externally labeled datasets and anatomically defined concepts.
result Both approaches to concept formation yield valuable insights into EEG model representations.

DeepStreamCE detects new classes in streaming deep neural networks.

problem Detecting new classes in deep neural networks in a streaming environment.
method Uses autoencoder and MCOD stream-based clustering for real-time concept evolution detection.
result DeepStreamCE outperforms OpenMax in identifying concept evolution.

In an attempt to gather a deeper understanding of how convolutional neural networks (CNNs) reason about human-understandable concepts, we present a method to infer labeled concept data from hidden layer activations and interpret the concepts through a shallow decision tree. The decision tree can provide information abo…

2019-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning skin lesion classifier explained using CAVs.

problem Limited acceptance of deep learning CAD systems due to opaque decision-making.
method Mapped human understandable concepts to RECOD model using CAVs.
result Classifier learns and encodes disease-related concepts in its latent representation.

In the world of big data, large but costly to label datasets dominate many fields. Active learning, a semi-supervised alternative to the standard PAC-learning model, was introduced to explore whether adaptive labeling could learn concepts with exponentially fewer labeled samples. While previous results show that active…

2019-07-08abs ↗pdf ↗

DORA analyzes deep neural networks' internal representations to detect spurious correlations.

problem Detecting spurious correlations in deep neural networks' internal representations.
method DORA uses Extreme-Activation (EA) distance measure to assess representation similarities.
result Identifies internal representations capable of detecting spurious correlations.

New neural operators learn structured patterns efficiently.

problem Learning and representing complex, structured patterns in data.
method Sparse autoencoder neural operators (SAE-NOs) parameterize concepts as functions, enabling efficient and structured representation.
result SAE-FNOs learn localized patterns and generalize across different scales and discretizations.

Classifiers operating in a dynamic, real world environment, are vulnerable to adversarial activity, which causes the data distribution to change over time. These changes are traditionally referred to as concept drift, and several approaches have been developed in literature to deal with the problem of drift handling an…

2018-03-24abs ↗pdf ↗

To date, the tightest upper and lower-bounds for the active learning of general concept classes have been in terms of a parameter of the learning problem called the splitting index. We provide, for the first time, an efficient algorithm that is able to realize this upper bound, and we empirically demonstrate its good p…

2017-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified Bayesian model explains in-context learning and activation steering in LLMs.

problem Understanding and controlling the behavior of large language models (LLMs) through prompts and activations.
method Developed a Bayesian model to explain and predict the effects of in-context learning and activation steering.
result Unified model predicts distinct phases and sudden shifts in LLM behavior, explaining prior empirical phenomena.

We propose Disentanglement based Active Learning (DAL), a new active learning technique based on self-supervision which leverages the concept of disentanglement. Instead of requesting labels from human oracle, our method automatically labels the majority of the datapoints, thus drastically reducing the human labeling b…

2019-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper expresses the structure of artificial neural network (ANN) as a functional form, using the activation integral concept derived from the activation function. In this way, the structure of ANN can be represented by a simple function, and it is possible to find the mathematical solutions of ANN. Thus, it can be…

2019-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We address challenges of active learning under scarce informational resources in non-stationary environments. In real-world settings, data labeled and integrated into a predictive model may become invalid over time. However, the data can become informative again with switches in context and such changes may indicate un…

2012-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper benchmarks data stream classifiers for human activity recognition on connected devices.

problem Challenges in human activity recognition on connected devices, particularly high memory consumption and low F1 scores.
method Evaluation of five stream classification algorithms on real and synthetic datasets, measuring both performance and resource consumption.
result HT and MF classifiers show superior performance and resilience to concept drift compared to other algorithms.

Data generation and labeling are usually an expensive part of learning for robotics. While active learning methods are commonly used to tackle the former problem, preference-based learning is a concept that attempts to solve the latter by querying users with preference questions. In this paper, we will develop a new al…

2018-10-10abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm for active learning from feedback coding.

problem Efficiently selecting examples for labeling in active machine learning.
method Formalized structural similarities between active learning and feedback channel coding, developed an optimal transport-based algorithm called Approximate Posterior Matching (APM).
result Learning performance comparable to existing methods at reduced computational cost.

Active inference uses machine learning to prioritize data labeling for more efficient statistical inference.

problem Efficiently collecting data points for statistical inference with limited labels.
method A machine learning-assisted approach that identifies uncertain data points for labeling.
result Achieves the same level of accuracy with fewer samples, resulting in smaller confidence intervals and more powerful p-values.

Efficiently selects nearest neighbors for labeling to speed up active learning.

problem Intractable active learning and search for large-scale unlabeled data.
method Restricts candidate pool to nearest neighbors of labeled set.
result Achieved similar performance to global approach but reduced computational cost by up to 3 orders of magnitude.

The changing nature of the relationship between a retail bank and its customers is examined, particularly with respect to new financial concepts, debt and regulation. The traditional image of a bank is portrayed as a physical building a classical Doric portico. This image conveys concepts of service, soundness, strengt…

2017-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach improves human activity recognition with wearables.

problem Improving human activity recognition with wearables.
method Exploiting latent relationships between multi-channel sensor modalities, data-agnostic augmentation, and a classification loss criterion.
result Achieves new state-of-the-art performance on four diverse activity recognition benchmarks.

This work abstracts deep neural networks into concept graphs for better interpretability in medical tasks.

problem Lack of interpretability in deep learning models, especially in medical domains.
method Developed a graphical representation of medical image processing models to understand concept-based reasoning.
result Extracted a concept-level graph that reveals the decision-making process of deep learning models.

Efficiently learns reward functions with fewer queries and shorter computation times.

problem Expensive data generation and labeling in robot learning.
method Batch active preference-based learning methods using determinantal point processes (DPP) and heuristic alternatives.
result Our batch active learning algorithm requires only a few queries and computes them in a short amount of time.