Models learn to represent edits from natural language and code.
problem Learning distributed representations of edits.
method Combining a neural editor with an edit encoder.
result Models can capture the structure and semantics of edits.
Facial attribute editing aims to manipulate single or multiple attributes of a face image, i.e., to generate a new face with desired attributes while preserving other details. Recently, generative adversarial net (GAN) and encoder-decoder architecture are usually incorporated to handle this task with promising results.…
MEGAN models chemical reactions as graph edits, improving synthesis planning.
problem Generating and predicting chemical reactions under constraints.
method End-to-end encoder-decoder neural model inspired by arrow pushing formalism.
result State-of-the-art accuracy in standard benchmarks for retrosynthesis prediction.
This paper tackles disentanglement in image editing and reconstruction.
problem Learning disentangled image representations and balancing disentanglement strength and reconstruction quality.
method Distance covariance based decorrelation regularization for disentanglement, soft target representation for reconstruction, and collapsing AE decoder and GAN generator.
result The proposed model improves the disentanglement strength and perceptual quality of generated images.
Proposes CLSM for better subsequence generation in music sequences.
problem Editing subsequences in music sequences without losing context.
method Context-informed prior and decoder for generative model, context position-informed encoder for inference.
result Contextual latent space is smoother in interpolation and generates higher quality samples.
New diffusion models improve counterfactual image generation with semantic control.
problem Challenges in preserving identity, maintaining quality, and ensuring causal model faithfulness in counterfactual image generation.
method Integrates semantic representations into diffusion models through Pearlian causality, introducing spatial, semantic, and dynamic abduction.
result Demonstrates high-level semantic identity preservation and principled trade-offs between faithful causal control and identity preservation.
ED-NeRF efficiently edits 3D scenes using latent space NeRF and improved loss functions.
problem Slow training speeds and inadequate editing loss functions in existing NeRF editing techniques.
method Embedding real-world scenes into latent space of LDM, using a unique refinement layer and an improved loss function.
result ED-NeRF achieves faster editing speed and improved output quality compared to state-of-the-art models.
SeqAttnGAN generates interactive images based on multi-turn text descriptions.
problem Interactive image editing with multi-turn textual commands.
method SeqAttnGAN uses a neural state tracker and GAN framework for sequential image generation and refinement.
result SeqAttnGAN outperforms state-of-the-art models on interactive image editing tasks.
We present a new, efficient method for automatically detecting severe conflicts `edit wars' in Wikipedia and evaluate this method on six different language WPs. We discuss how the number of edits, reverts, the length of discussions, the burstiness of edits and reverts deviate in such pages from those following the gene…
A new smooth edit distance for easier optimization in machine learning.
problem Hard optimization of edit distance for variable-length sequences.
method Soft edit distance (SED) as a differentiable approximation.
result SED can be optimized with gradient methods and used for clustering.
As the number of contributors to online peer-production systems grows, it becomes increasingly important to predict whether the edits that users make will eventually be beneficial to the project. Existing solutions either rely on a user reputation system or consist of a highly specialized predictor that is tailored to …
This work proposes a model to disentangle image factors effectively and control their manipulation.
problem Controlling disentanglement during image editing while preserving object identity.
method Encoder-decoder architecture with decorrelation regularization and soft target representations.
result The model successfully disentangles image factors and manipulates them effectively.
Neural networks model code edits from source code changes.
problem Modeling dynamic changes in source code.
method Developed neural networks to learn and predict code edits.
result Attentional and pointer network components provide best performance.
Ground-A-Video edits videos without training, preserving intended changes.
problem Complex multi-attribute video editing with omitted or wrong changes.
method Grounding-guided video-to-video translation with Cross-Frame Gated Attention.
result Zero-shot multi-attribute video editing with improved accuracy and frame consistency.
A framework that edits existing examples to generate structured outputs.
problem Generating complex outputs like code is hard.
method Retrieve a training example, edit it, and use a computationally efficient retrieval model.
result Retrieve-and-edit framework significantly boosts performance on code and card tasks.
Paper fine-tunes LLMs using user edits, unifying preference, supervision, and reward feedback.
problem Adapting LLMs to user preferences and feedback types.
method Derives bounds for learning algorithms from user edits, proposes an ensembling procedure.
result Ensembling procedure outperforms individual feedback methods and robustly adapts to different user-edit distributions.
We propose a new generative model of sentences that first samples a prototype sentence from the training corpus and then edits it into a new sentence. Compared to traditional models that generate from scratch either left-to-right or by first sampling a latent sentence vector, our prototype-then-edit model improves perp…
New method uses coupled SDEs to edit images with high fidelity and consistency.
problem Challenges in editing image content with text-to-image models.
method Using coupled stochastic differential equations to guide generative model sampling.
result Achieves high prompt fidelity and near-pixel-level consistency.
RS-Del provides robustness for sequence classifiers against edit distance attacks.
problem Certifying robustness of discrete sequence classifiers against edit distance attacks.
method Randomized deletion (RS-Del) for discrete sequence classifiers, focusing on edit distance-bounded adversaries.
result Achieved a certified accuracy of 91% at an edit distance radius of 128 bytes on malware detection.
Paper proposes efficient image inversion and editing using rectified stochastic differential equations.
problem Inversion and editing of real images using generative models.
method Proposes RF inversion using dynamic optimal control and a linear quadratic regulator, extending to stochastic sampler for Flux.
result Allows state-of-the-art performance in zero-shot inversion and editing, outperforming prior works.
Adversarial edit attacks improve machine learning model security for tree data.
problem Improving security of machine learning models for tree-structured data.
method Extends adversarial attacks to tree-structured data using tree edit distance and black-box queries.
result Many tree classifiers can be effectively attacked, demonstrating the vulnerability of these models.
New method detects watermarks in LLM-generated text with human edits.
problem Dilution of watermark signals by human edits on LLM-generated text.
method Truncated goodness-of-fit test (Tr-GoF) for robust detection.
result Tr-GoF achieves optimality in robust detection of Gumbel-max watermark.
A technique to quickly fix mistakes in neural networks.
problem Fixing model errors in neural networks quickly and without affecting other samples.
method Editable Training, a model-agnostic training technique.
result Effectiveness demonstrated on large-scale image classification and machine translation tasks.
Machine learning experiments show IID assumption is flawed for bathymetry editing.
problem Flawed IID assumption in machine learning for bathymetry editing.
method Real-world computer-assisted labeling task, IID assumption analysis.
result Common random split leads to poor performance in machine learning.
Metric learning improves tree edit distance for better classification.
problem Improving tree edit distance for better classification accuracy.
method Adaptive symbol embeddings to learn tree edit distance indirectly.
result Embedding edit distance learning (BEDL) improves upon state-of-the-art on multiple tree data sets.
Synthetic noise training improves machine translation robustness to spelling mistakes.
problem Making machine translation robust to spelling mistakes and natural noise.
method Training on synthetic noise to improve robustness to natural noise.
result Training on synthetic noise improves robustness to natural noise without diminishing performance on clean text.
GMED edits stored examples to improve continual learning.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in task-free continual learning.
method Gradient-based memory editing of stored examples.
result GMED-edited examples help prevent forgetting.
New seq2seq model can copy entire spans, outperforming simpler models in editing tasks.
problem Editing documents or source code using seq2seq models with explicit token copying.
method Extended seq2seq model capable of copying entire input spans to output in one step, new training and inference methods.
result New model consistently outperforms simpler baselines in editing tasks of natural language and source code.
Professional-grade software applications are powerful but complicated−expert users can achieve impressive results, but novices often struggle to complete even basic tasks. Photo editing is a prime example: after loading a photo, the user is confronted with an array of cryptic sliders like "clarity", "temp", and "high…
New metric learning approach for tree data reduces computation cost.
problem Efficiently computing distances between ordered labeled trees.
method Introduced pq-grams and a differentiable weighted pq-gram distance, combined with LMNN for optimization.
result Significantly reduces computation time for tree classification problems.
XL-Editor improves sentence post-editing using XLNet's variable-length insertion probability.
problem Post-editing sentences to refine generated text.
method XL-Editor trains XLNet to estimate variable-length insertion probabilities and apply post-editing operations.
result XL-Editor outperforms XLNet on text insertion and deletion tasks, and achieves significant style transfer improvements.
A new method embeds tree nodes to vectors for better tree edit distance learning.
problem Learning tree edit distances directly often violates metric axioms and is hard to interpret.
method Adaptive symbol embeddings to learn tree edit distances indirectly.
result Improves tree edit distance learning on multiple datasets.
ARED introduces a new dataset for Argentina's real estate market.
problem Lack of mixed modality datasets for Argentina's real estate market.
method Developed a comprehensive real estate price prediction dataset series for Argentina.
result Dataset captures time-dependent phenomena on a market level.
Model removes objects from general scenes using weak supervision.
problem Automatic object removal from general scene images with weak supervision.
method Two-stage editor architecture with mask generator and image in-painter; novel GAN prior for mask generator.
result Effectively removes a wide variety of objects from general scenes using weak supervision.
The Wikimedia Foundation has recently observed that newly joining editors on Wikipedia are increasingly failing to integrate into the Wikipedia editors' community, i.e. the community is becoming increasingly harder to penetrate. To sustain healthy growth of the community, the Wikimedia Foundation aims to quantitatively…
The paper introduces COAR to estimate component attributions and enable model editing.
problem Understanding how ML models transform inputs into predictions.
method Component modeling and COAR algorithm for estimating component attributions.
result COAR enables model editing across various tasks.
The study examines Euclid's Book I, focusing on area applications and construction methods.
problem Exploring Euclid's geometric constructions and proofs, particularly those involving area calculations.
method Summarizing medieval editions and ancient commentaries, comparing constructions and proofs.
result Medieval editions often avoid Euclid's use of superposition in area proofs, offering alternative constructions.
Agents use object-oriented reasoning to solve problems more quickly.
problem Finding solutions to problems more efficiently.
method Hierarchical controller directs low-level agent to simulate alternate states of the world.
result Achieves similar reward levels as non-hierarchical agents but with better data efficiency.
Localized Multidirectional Correction improves non-refusal target-response behavior in foundation models.
problem Controlled post-training refusal suppression in routed MoE and hybrid-MoE foundation models.
method Introduce Localized Multidirectional Correction (LoMC), a support-gated intervention framework.
result Substantially improves non-refusal target-response behavior while maintaining general capability under a compact intervention footprint.
Causal KL improves on existing metrics for evaluating causal models.
problem Insufficient discrimination between causal models using edit-distance and KL divergence.
method Introducing Causal KL, an augmented KL divergence that considers causal relationships.
result Causal KL variants effectively distinguish between observationally equivalent models.
Optimal Completion Distillation improves speech recognition models efficiently.
problem Improving sequence to sequence models for speech recognition.
method Optimal suffix selection using dynamic programming and target distribution.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on speech datasets.
We consider the setting of Reeb graphs of piecewise linear functions and study distances between them that are stable, meaning that functions which are similar in the supremum norm ought to have similar Reeb graphs. We define an edit distance for Reeb graphs and prove that it is stable and universal, meaning that it pr…
This is a survey written for a special edition of the journal of differential geometry.
Paper introduces STSL, a second-order Tweedie sampler for efficient posterior sampling in inverse problems.
problem Computational challenges in sampling from posterior distributions using latent diffusion models.
method Introduces STSL, a novel second-order Tweedie sampler with tractable reverse process.
result STSL achieves 4X and 8X reduction in neural function evaluations compared to state-of-the-art solvers.
PCBMs turn any neural network into interpretable models without dense annotations.
problem Restrictive nature of CBMs and lack of dense concept annotations in training data.
method Introduce PCBMs that can turn any neural network into interpretable models without dense annotations.
result PCBMs can turn any neural network into interpretable models without dense annotations, improving interpretability and performance.
GSimCNN predicts graph similarity using CNNs, outperforming existing methods.
problem Challenging pairwise graph similarity computation due to NP-hardness.
method Graph Edit Distance (GED) as core metric, GSimCNN (Convolutional Neural Networks).
result State-of-the-art performance on graph similarity search.
MoleculeSTM learns from molecule structures and texts for better drug design.
problem Lack of integration between chemical structures and textual knowledge in AI drug discovery.
method Jointly learns chemical structures and texts via contrastive learning, using a large dataset.
result MoleculeSTM achieves state-of-the-art performance in zero-shot tasks like structure-text retrieval and molecule editing.
BPI models 2D patterns on multiple planes and 3D scene from a single image.
problem Understanding and editing images with multiple 2D planes and 3D scene from a single image.
method Box Program Induction (BPI) with neural networks and search-based algorithm.
result Holistic, structured scene representation enables 3D-aware image editing.