ODS improves adversarial attacks by maximizing output diversity.
problem Efficiency and effectiveness of adversarial attacks, especially black-box attacks.
method Output Diversified Sampling (ODS) that maximizes diversity in model outputs.
result ODS reduces the number of queries needed for black-box attacks on ImageNet by a factor of two.
Model learns diverse molecular transformations for optimization.
problem Optimizing molecules in various ways.
method Junction tree encoder-decoder with adversarial training.
result Model outperforms previous methods on molecular optimization tasks.
Proposes a method to generate diverse outputs in conditional GANs.
problem Mode-collapse in conditional GANs, where outputs are overly simplified.
method Explicit regularization to produce diverse outputs based on latent codes.
result Demonstrates improved diversity in image-to-image translation, inpainting, and future video prediction tasks.
This paper explores how diverse neural network ensembles improve prediction accuracy and robustness against deception.
problem Improving prediction accuracy and robustness of neural networks against adversarial attacks.
method Examines and measures ensemble diversity, develops algorithms for creating and combining diverse ensembles.
result Greater diversity in neural network ensembles leads to higher accuracy and robustness against deception.
Paper presents a defense framework against adversarial examples.
problem Vulnerability of deep neural networks to adversarial examples.
method Cross-layer strategic ensemble defense with input and output transformations.
result Strategic ensemble defense achieves high defense success rates and robustness.
New method improves diversity in GAN-generated images.
problem Lack of diversity in GAN-generated images.
method Introducing moment reconstruction losses to replace the reconstruction loss in GAN training.
result Improved diversity in generated images without sacrificing visual fidelity.
The paper explores multidimensional critic output in GANs, improving convergence and diversity.
problem Underexplored in GANs literature, multidimensional critic output.
method Generalized Wasserstein GAN framework, SRVT block, maximal p-centrality discrepancy.
result High-dimensional critic output improves GAN performance in convergence and diversity.
Many image-to-image translation problems are ambiguous, as a single input image may correspond to multiple possible outputs. In this work, we aim to model a \emph{distribution} of possible outputs in a conditional generative modeling setting. The ambiguity of the mapping is distilled in a low-dimensional latent vector,…
Proposes models to generate more interesting story endings.
problem Generating diverse and interesting story endings for a given context.
method Trains models to focus on keyphrases and promotes non-generic words.
result Models generate more diverse and interesting story endings.
The paper improves recommendation systems by ensuring their outputs are reliable.
problem Recommendation systems often lack reliability guarantees for their outputs.
method The method uses a pre-trained ranking model to create a set of items with rigorous FDR control.
result The approach provides a way to guarantee the reliability of recommendation outputs.
We introduce a new sampling method for large language models that balances diversity and parallelism.
problem Balancing diversity and parallelism in decoding for large language models.
method Arithmetic sampling framework compatible with various sampling variations.
result Improves estimation of expected BLEU score reward and reduces the gap with beam search.
Study examines how decoding algorithms affect fairness in language generation models.
problem Impact of decoding algorithms on fairness in open-ended language generation.
method Systematic analysis of top-p, top-k, and temperature decoding algorithms. result Decoding algorithms significantly impact fairness across demographic groups.
Fine-tuning improves information conveyance in language models by reorganizing uncertainty into more informative sequences.
problem Uncertainty reduction in large language models through fine-tuning is not fully understood, especially regarding output length.
method Proposed Canopy Entropy (CE⋆) to measure uncertainty in both output length and sequence, capturing total Shannon entropy. result Fine-tuned models exhibit stronger positive correlation between entropy rate and semantic diversity, indicating more informative and semantically meaningful generations.
Unified evaluation for both quality and diversity in NLP.
problem Measuring both quality and diversity in NLP models.
method Proposes HUSE, a metric combining human and statistical evaluation.
result HUSE detects both quality and diversity defects in NLP models.
A method to improve image synthesis diversity using mutual information.
problem Mode collapse in conditional GANs for multimodal image synthesis.
method Explicitly estimate and maximize mutual information between latent code and output image.
result Prevents mode collapse and encourages synthesis of diverse images.
DVERGE diversifies adversarial vulnerabilities to enhance robust ensemble models.
problem Diverse adversarial vulnerabilities for robust ensemble models.
method Isolates and diversifies adversarial vulnerabilities through distillation and training.
result Achieves higher robustness against transfer attacks compared to previous methods.
A method for consensus prediction from probabilistic classifier outputs.
problem Combining probabilistic classifier outputs without prior information.
method Iteratively updating predictions based on classifier diversity and convergence.
result Consensus predictions converge to a decision based on classifier outputs' correspondence.
Adaptive contrastive search improves text generation quality and diversity.
problem Decoding high-quality text from language model outputs.
method Adaptive contrastive search incorporating uncertainty-guided degeneration penalty.
result Enhanced text generation quality and diversity across different models and datasets.
ECNN combines binary classifiers to protect neural networks from adversarial attacks.
problem Vulnerability of neural networks to adversarial inputs.
method Designs an error-correcting code matrix to maximize row and column distances, training end-to-end.
result ECNN effectively defends against adversarial attacks with good accuracy on normal examples.
DiwE uses regional distribution changes to create diverse ensemble classifiers for concept drift.
problem Handling concept drift in evolving data streams.
method DiwE measures diversity based on regional distribution disagreement and uses it to weight instances and select classifiers.
result DiwE outperforms other algorithms on various synthetic and real-world data stream benchmarks.
This paper improves ensemble robustness by promoting diversity among individual models.
problem Existing ensemble models are vulnerable to adversarial attacks.
method Introduces a new diversity promoting regularizer to enhance robustness.
result The method improves adversarial robustness while maintaining normal accuracy.
New algorithm predicts multiple types of outputs with dependencies.
problem Predicting multiple diverse types of outputs.
method Problem transformation method combined with component-wise boosting.
result Sparse and interpretable learning of dependencies between targets.
Diversity or complementarity of experts in ensemble pattern recognition and information processing systems is widely-observed by researchers to be crucial for achieving performance improvement upon fusion. Understanding this link between ensemble diversity and fusion performance is thus an important research question. …
SplitNN-driven Vertical Partitioning enables distributed learning from diverse data sources.
problem Learning from vertically distributed features across institutions.
method A configuration of SplitNN that does not share raw data or model details.
result Flexibility in merging split model outputs and resource efficiency.
Regression problems are pervasive in real-world applications. Generally a substantial amount of labeled samples are needed to build a regression model with good generalization ability. However, many times it is relatively easy to collect a large number of unlabeled samples, but time-consuming or expensive to label them…
Proposes a Bayesian federated learning method for diverse tasks.
problem Current federated learning approaches focus on homogeneous tasks, ignoring task diversity.
method Integrates multi-task learning with MOGP at the local level and federated learning at the global level.
result Demonstrates superior predictive performance and uncertainty calibration on diverse tasks.
Aggregates diverse zero-shot LLM outputs for better corporate disclosure classification.
problem Combining varied zero-shot LLM predictions for improved stock return prediction.
method Multi-prompt framework with three fixed zero-shot LLM classifiers, logistic meta-classifier aggregation.
result Aggregated model outperforms single classifiers and baseline models, increasing balanced accuracy from 0.566 to 0.606.
Transformers learn to use induction heads or shortcuts based on data diversity.
problem How data diversity influences the behavior of transformers.
method Gradient-based training of a single-layer transformer on a minimal task.
result Data diversity steers transformers toward induction heads or shortcuts.
To cope with the high level of ambiguity faced in domains such as Computer Vision or Natural Language processing, robust prediction methods often search for a diverse set of high-quality candidate solutions or proposals. In structured prediction problems, this becomes a daunting task, as the solution space (image label…
Sampling methods that choose a subset of the data proportional to its diversity in the feature space are popular for data summarization. However, recent studies have noted the occurrence of bias (under- or over-representation of a certain gender or race) in such data summarization methods. In this paper we initiate a s…
Study assesses consistency and reproducibility of LLMs in finance and accounting tasks.
problem Consistency and reproducibility of LLM outputs in finance and accounting research.
method Extensive experimentation with 50 independent runs across 5 tasks using 3 OpenAI models.
result Task-specific patterns of consistency and reproducibility, with binary classification and sentiment analysis achieving near-perfect reproducibility.
δ-CLUE generates diverse explanations for model uncertainty.
problem Lack of constraints in generating explanations for uncertainty estimates.
method Augmenting CLUE approach to provide a set of plausible explanations.
result Returns a set of diverse inputs that yield confident predictions.
XEnsemble improves DNN robustness against adversarial and out-of-distribution inputs.
problem Protecting DNN models from adversarial and out-of-distribution inputs.
method Diverse input denoising verifiers and disagreement-diversity ensemble learning.
result XEnsemble achieves high defense and detection success rates.
The paper clusters hypergraphs to find diverse and experienced groups based on past experiences.
problem Finding diverse and experienced groups with respect to past experiences.
method Regularized edge-based hypergraph clustering objective with a 2-approximation algorithm.
result Demonstrates an efficient 2-approximation algorithm for clustering hypergraphs.
This paper improves ensemble learning for vision tasks by encouraging diversity in predictions.
problem Generating effective ensembles of neural networks for multi-modal data.
method Explicitly optimize a diversity inducing adversarial loss for learning stochastic latent variables.
result Significant improvements in classification accuracy and out-of-distribution detection compared to baselines.
RL enhances LLM planning but introduces spurious solutions and diversity collapse.
problem Theoretical understanding of RL's benefits and limitations in LLM planning.
method Graph-based abstraction, policy gradient, Q-learning, supervised fine-tuning.
result RL's exploration is crucial for generalization, but PG suffers from diversity collapse.
Improves GANs by enforcing diverse feature learning.
problem GANs can collapse to a single configuration and be unstable.
method Enforces diverse feature learning by penalizing correlated features.
result Enforces diverse features, stabilizes training, and improves image synthesis.
LoRA-MCL improves language models by generating diverse sentence continuations.
problem Language models struggle with generating diverse, plausible sentence continuations.
method Low-Rank Adaptation combined with Multiple Choice Learning (MCL) to handle ambiguity.
result LoRA-MCL generates high-diversity and relevant outputs in various tasks.
New method for decentralized learning from diverse clients.
problem Achieving high-performance global model from diverse client models.
method Decentralized Learning via Adaptive Distillation (DLAD).
result Demonstrates effectiveness of DLAD on multiple public datasets.
Contrary to conventional economic growth theory, which reduces a country's output to one aggregate variable (GDP), product diversity is central to economic development, as recent 'economic complexity' research suggests. A country's product diversity reflects its diversity of knowhow or 'capabilities'. Researchers propo…
New ACE cost function encourages diversity in neural networks.
problem Training multiple classifiers with controlled diversity.
method Mathematical derivation and gradient control.
result ACE yields better ensemble results than vanilla.
This work explores how XAI methods can visualize the diversity of feature representations in Bayesian Neural Networks.
problem Explaining the diversity of feature representations learned by Bayesian Neural Networks.
method Application of global XAI methods to visualize and quantify the diversity of feature representations.
result The diversity of learned feature representations correlates with uncertainty estimates and network width.
New method certifies risks of LLM outputs, improving accuracy and reliability.
problem Uncertain and incorrect outputs from large language models.
method Information-lift certificates using PAC-Bayes bounds and skeleton design.
result Achieves 77.0% coverage at 2% risk, outperforming baselines.
Many structured prediction problems (particularly in vision and language domains) are ambiguous, with multiple outputs being correct for an input - e.g. there are many ways of describing an image, multiple ways of translating a sentence; however, exhaustively annotating the applicability of all possible outputs is intr…
Study forecasts monthly electricity demand using pattern similarity-based methods.
problem Forecasting monthly electricity demand accurately.
method Pattern similarity-based forecasting methods (PSFMs) including k-NN, fuzzy, kernel regression, and GRNN.
result Ensemble models outperform individual PSFMs in forecasting accuracy.
Method learns diverse models to resist spurious correlations.
problem Models learn spurious correlations in i.i.d. training data.
method Multiple models with minimized conditional total correlation.
result Framework significantly outperforms baseline on distribution shift.
Gaussian processes with differential privacy protect both inputs and outputs.
problem Previous DP methods only protected model outputs, not inputs.
method Sparse GP with private variational approximation, adjusting covariance for DP noise.
result Accurate models can be produced under strong privacy protection with sufficient data.
Efficiently samples sequences without replacement for machine learning models.
problem Generating diverse outputs from sequential models without duplicates.
method Incremental sampling procedure for randomized programs, including neural models.
result Efficacy and flexibility of incremental sampling for large output spaces.