New method learns collective variables using autoencoders for molecular simulations.
problem Learning low-dimensional slow degrees of freedom (collective variables) for molecular simulations.
method Iterative method involving CV learning with autoencoders and reweighting scheme.
result Achieves convergence of learned collective variables.
Improves likelihood-free inference by using a new sampling approach to avoid biased data collection.
problem Efficient Bayesian inference without likelihood evaluation for real-world datasets.
method Introduces Neural Proposal (NP) to sample simulation inputs i.i.d. for unbiased posterior inference.
result Demonstrates improved performance, especially for multi-modal posteriors, through experiments.
Many machine learning algorithms are trained and evaluated by splitting data from a single source into training and test sets. While such focus on in-distribution learning scenarios has led to interesting advancement, it has not been able to tell if models are relying on dataset biases as shortcuts for successful predi…
Post-ADC inference corrects bias in statistical inference after active data collection.
problem Bias in inference after active data collection.
method Post-ADC inference framework that corrects bias from both ADC process and data-driven target construction.
result Valid inference for data collected by SMBO methods like GP-UCB and TPE.
Study shows noisy data collection in ImageNet leads to biased model performance.
problem Noisy data collection in ImageNet datasets causes biased model performance.
method Human studies on ImageNet dataset to investigate design choices and their impact.
result Systematic misalignment between ImageNet benchmark and real-world task.
Machine learning models learn what we teach them to learn. Machine learning is at the heart of recommender systems. If a machine learning model is trained on biased data, the resulting recommender system may reflect the biases in its recommendations. Biases arise at different stages in a recommender system, from existi…
The paper tackles sampling biases by ensuring minority groups are adequately represented in training data.
problem Sampling biases in training data lead to algorithmic biases in machine learning systems.
method The paper presents adaptive sampling methods to determine if it's possible to assemble a representative dataset from given data sources.
result The methods presented can determine with high confidence if a representative dataset can be assembled from given data sources.
Study optimizes data collection from biased, costly sources to minimize risk.
problem Estimating population means and group-conditional means from multiple sources with varying costs and biases.
method Develops a sampling plan that maximizes effective sample size, paired with a post-stratification estimator.
result Achieves budgeted minimax optimal risk for estimating population means and group-conditional means.
Macromolecular and biomolecular folding landscapes typically contain high free energy barriers that impede efficient sampling of configurational space by standard molecular dynamics simulation. Biased sampling can artificially drive the simulation along pre-specified collective variables (CVs), but success depends crit…
From scientific experiments to online A/B testing, the previously observed data often affects how future experiments are performed, which in turn affects which data will be collected. Such adaptivity introduces complex correlations between the data and the collection procedure. In this paper, we prove that when the dat…
Estimators computed from adaptively collected data do not behave like their non-adaptive brethren. Rather, the sequential dependence of the collection policy can lead to severe distributional biases that persist even in the infinite data limit. We develop a general method -- W-decorrelation -- for transformi…
Balance corrects biased survey data for more accurate insights.
problem Bias in survey data leads to inaccurate insights and underperforming models.
method Three steps: bias understanding, weight adjustment, and evaluation.
result Corrected data leads to more accurate ML model training and insights.
Citizen science projects are successful at gathering rich datasets for various applications. However, the data collected by citizen scientists are often biased --- in particular, aligned more with the citizens' preferences than with scientific objectives. We propose the Shift Compensation Network (SCN), an end-to-end l…
CausalSim corrects bias in trace-driven simulations for more accurate results.
problem Bias in trace-driven simulations due to system conditions during trace collection.
method CausalSim learns a causal model of system dynamics and latent factors from an RCT to remove bias from trace data.
result CausalSim reduces simulation errors by 53% and 61% compared to baselines, providing more accurate insights.
Proposes CRA framework for certifying fair predictive models.
problem Certifying fairness of predictive models trained on biased data.
method Formulates CRA for fairness queries, uses background knowledge and limited target population stats.
result Builds certifiably fair predictive models on target population.
Study shows how online personalization can lead to unfair models due to biased user responses.
problem Fairness issues in online personalization systems due to biased user responses.
method Formulated a regularization-based approach to mitigate biases in machine learning models.
result Demonstrated that online personalization can cause models to learn unfair behavior from biased user responses.
Estimates peeking effects in p-values to correct bias.
problem Data peeking biases reported p-values downward.
method Develops mechanisms to estimate running extrema of test statistics.
result Corrects bias in p-values due to peeking.
In binary classification, there are situations where negative (N) data are too diverse to be fully labeled and we often resort to positive-unlabeled (PU) learning in these scenarios. However, collecting a non-representative N set that contains only a small portion of all possible N data can often be much easier in prac…
Scientific and business practices are increasingly resulting in large collections of randomized experiments. Analyzed together, these collections can tell us things that individual experiments in the collection cannot. We study how to learn causal relationships between variables from the kinds of collections faced by m…
Systematic discriminatory biases present in our society influence the way data is collected and stored, the way variables are defined, and the way scientific findings are put into practice as policy. Automated decision procedures and learning algorithms applied to such data may serve to perpetuate existing injustice or…
New validation method prevents privacy breaches and biases in federated learning.
problem Privacy breaches and data leakage in federated learning.
method Stratified cross-validation for unbiased and privacy-preserving federated learning.
result Stratified cross-validation prevents data leakage without demanding deduplication algorithms.
Accumulation of standardized data collections is opening up novel opportunities for holistic characterization of genome function. The limited scalability of current preprocessing techniques has, however, formed a bottleneck for full utilization of contemporary microarray collections. While short oligonucleotide arrays …
Paper addresses bias in search intent affecting click behavior.
problem Bias in user search intent affects click behavior and relevance.
method Proposes a search intent bias hypothesis to improve click models.
result Click models can better interpret user clicks and improve retrieval performance.
New method detects and mitigates historical bias in data.
problem Detecting and explaining historical bias in data.
method Developed a sample bias criterion and algorithms to measure and counter sample bias.
result Derived bias score provides sample-level attribution and explanation of historical bias.
A trade-off between accuracy and fairness is almost taken as a given in the existing literature on fairness in machine learning. Yet, it is not preordained that accuracy should decrease with increased fairness. Novel to this work, we examine fair classification through the lens of mismatched hypothesis testing: trying …
Industrial recommender systems deal with extremely large action spaces -- many millions of items to recommend. Moreover, they need to serve billions of users, who are unique at any point in time, making a complex user state space. Luckily, huge quantities of logged implicit feedback (e.g., user clicks, dwell time) are …
This study examines how learning algorithms affect collective action in machine learning.
problem The impact of collective action on machine learning is limited when not considering the choice of learning algorithms.
method Focuses on distributionally robust optimization and stochastic gradient descent, analyzing their effects on collective success.
result The choice of learning algorithm significantly impacts the effective size and success of a collective in machine learning.
UBM transfers bias mitigation from upstream to downstream tasks efficiently.
problem Bias in fine-tuned language models across various tasks.
method Apply bias mitigation to an upstream model, then fine-tune a downstream model on this mitigated model.
result UBM effects transfer to new downstream tasks, creating less biased models.
Electronic health records (EHR) are rich heterogeneous collection of patient health information, whose broad adoption provides great opportunities for systematic health data mining. However, heterogeneous EHR data types and biased ascertainment impose computational challenges. Here, we present mixEHR, an unsupervised g…
In many countries information on expectations collected through consumer confidence surveys are used in macroeconomic policy formulation. Unfortunately, before doing so, the consistency of responses is often not taken into account, leading to biases creeping in and affecting the reliability of the indices hence created…
Study identifies and measures biases in legal case data.
problem Addressing representation biases and sentencing disparities in legal case data.
method Utilizes two regression models: a baseline and a fair judge model.
result Quantifies biases across demographic groups in criminal data from Cook County (Illinois).
The paper tackles bandit problems with biased offline data by using causal methods.
problem Improving bandit algorithms with biased offline data that includes confounding and selection biases.
method Formalizes the problem from a causal perspective, categorizes biases, and derives robust bounds for each arm.
result Causal bounds can guide the bandit agent to learn a nearly-optimal decision policy and consistently reduce asymptotic regret.
New online method for statistical inference with matrix context in decision-making.
problem Statistical inference in decision-making with matrix context.
method Proposes a fully online procedure to conduct statistical inference with adaptive data collection, handling low-rank structure.
result Establishes asymptotic normality of debiased estimators and proves validity of confidence intervals.
Synthetic data mimics real-world demographics for fairness testing.
problem Lack of complete, representative datasets for fairness testing.
method Construct synthetic datasets using overlapping real and separate datasets.
result Synthetic data yields consistent fairness metrics with real data.
The paper proposes a method to align AI models using conformal risk control.
problem Aligning AI models to meet end-user requirements in non-generative settings.
method Post-processing a pre-trained model to better align with a subset of functions using conformal risk control.
result A probabilistic guarantee that the resulting conformal interval around a model contains a function approximately satisfying a desired property.
Gradient-based methods can be biased by distributional asymmetries in bivariate categorical data.
problem Gradient-based causal discovery methods can be biased by distributional asymmetries in bivariate categorical data.
method Identified and examined two distributional biases: Marginal Distribution Asymmetry and Marginal Distribution Shift Asymmetry. Employed two simple models to demonstrate and control these biases.
result Gradient-based methods can be biased by distributional asymmetries, and these biases can be controlled.
The results of data mining endeavors are majorly driven by data quality. Throughout these deployments, serious show-stopper problems are still unresolved, such as: data collection ambiguities, data imbalance, hidden biases in data, the lack of domain information, and data incompleteness. This paper is based on the prem…
Experiment shows cognitive biases impact human-AI collaboration, highlighting the need for diverse evaluator samples.
problem Cognitive biases affect human-AI collaboration, leading to suboptimal outcomes.
method Randomized experiment with 2,784 participants, manipulating AI suggestion quality, task burden, and financial incentives.
result Individual attitudes toward AI are the strongest predictor of performance, influencing accuracy and overcorrection.
Fairness constraints can improve accuracy from biased data.
problem Learning from biased training data can produce biased and suboptimal classifiers.
method Examined fairness-constrained ERM and other recovery methods.
result Equal Opportunity fairness constraint combined with ERM provably recovers Bayes Optimal Classifier under various bias models.
Paper explores how knowledge distillation transfers inductive biases between models.
problem Transferring inductive biases between models for tasks with limited data.
method Knowledge distillation applied to models with different inductive biases (LSTMs vs. Transformers, CNNs vs. MLPs).
result Effect of inductive biases is transferred through knowledge distillation, impacting both performance and solution characteristics.
New method improves model robustness to biased data.
problem Learning unbiased models from biased datasets.
method Developed epsilon-SupInfoNCE and FairKL losses.
result Improved performance on biased datasets.
Proposes a new Hawkes process bandit model for disaster search and rescue.
problem Forecasting and detecting spatio-temporal events with undersampled or biased data.
method Upper confidence bound algorithm using Bayesian spatial Hawkes process estimation.
result Model outperforms state-of-the-art spatial MAB algorithms in disaster search and rescue.
The study examines machine learning classification algorithms and their generalizability using Framingham Heart Study data.
problem Addressing biases and generalizability issues in machine learning classification algorithms.
method Comparison of eight machine learning classification algorithms on Framingham Heart Study data.
result Double discriminant scoring of type I is the most generalizable algorithm.
Data that is gathered adaptively --- via bandit algorithms, for example --- exhibits bias. This is true both when gathering simple numeric valued data --- the empirical means kept track of by stochastic bandit algorithms are biased downwards --- and when gathering more complicated data --- running hypothesis tests on c…
This paper tackles confounding biases in data augmentation.
problem Mitigating spurious correlations and confounding variables in training data.
method Formal analysis and counterfactual data augmentation.
result Removing confounding biases leads to invariant features and better generalization.
New framework embeds physics in coarse-grained models without big data.
problem Lack of big data and computational demand in data-driven coarse-graining.
method Proposes a novel objective based on reverse Kullback-Leibler divergence that incorporates physics in the form of force fields.
result Generative coarse-grained model predicts atomistic configurations and reveals physicochemical CVs.
Study shows statistical biases can mislead transformer models, impairing their generalization.
problem Statistical biases in transformers affect their ability to generalize.
method Evaluated transformer models on synthetic algorithmic tasks with varying statistical biases.
result Statistical biases lead to overestimation of transformer models' generalization capabilities.
The paper studies OPE with missing data, showing bias under nonignorable missingness and proposing a solution.
problem Estimating value of a target policy from logged data with missingness.
method Investigates OPE with monotone missingness, proposes an IPW value estimator, and conducts statistical inference.
result Value estimates remain unbiased under ignorable missingness but can be biased under nonignorable missingness.