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48 results for human priors

New cognitive model priors improve human decision prediction.

problem Predicting human decisions with high precision remains challenging.
method Pretrained neural networks on synthetic data generated by cognitive models, fine-tuning on real human data.
result Fine-tuned neural networks achieve unprecedented state-of-the-art improvements on benchmark datasets.

DAFT models attention as a dynamical system to make neural networks more interpretable.

problem Uninterpretable features learned by neural networks without human priors.
method DAFT models attention as a continuous dynamical system using neural ODEs.
result DAFT reduces the number of reasoning steps while maintaining similar performance.

Mathematical framework for cooperative communication explains belief transmission.

problem Lack of understanding why cooperation enables effective belief transmission.
method Connection to optimal transport theory, deriving prior models, statistical interpretations, proofs of robustness and instability.
result Cooperative communication provably enables effective, robust belief transmission.

Study causal effects on humans in mixed human-AI systems with unobserved unit types.

problem Estimating causal effects on humans in systems with unobserved unit types and interaction networks.
method Assumed human-AI prior, causal message passing (CMP) framework, subpopulation analysis.
result Consistently recover human-specific causal effects using subpopulations with varying expected human composition and treatment exposure.

We often desire our models to be interpretable as well as accurate. Prior work on optimizing models for interpretability has relied on easy-to-quantify proxies for interpretability, such as sparsity or the number of operations required. In this work, we optimize for interpretability by directly including humans in the …

2018-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Novel prior for orthogonal functions improves functional component estimation.

problem Improving orthogonality in functional principal component analysis.
method Sequential adaptive priors for orthogonal functions using hierarchical conditionally normal distributions.
result Proposed prior leads to nearly orthogonal posterior estimates.

Novel RL algorithms learn from human interaction data without exploration.

problem Efficiently learning from off-policy data in reinforcement learning.
method Developed off-policy batch RL algorithms using KL-control and dropout-based uncertainty.
result Successfully learned multiple reward functions from human interaction data.

Unified LP framework for offline reward learning from human demonstrations and feedback.

problem Reward learning from human demonstrations and feedback with robustness and sample efficiency.
method A novel linear programming framework for offline reward learning.
result Unified LP framework achieves better performance compared to MLE.

Human activity recognition using smart home sensors is one of the bases of ubiquitous computing in smart environments and a topic undergoing intense research in the field of ambient assisted living. The increasingly large amount of data sets calls for machine learning methods. In this paper, we introduce a deep learnin…

2018-04-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved MRI head anatomy segmentation using deep learning with multiple priors.

problem Challenges in segmenting head anatomy in MRI, especially with lesions.
method Added three types of prior information to a 3D convolutional network: spatial priors, morphological priors, and spatial context.
result Multiprior network improves segmentation performance, especially for abnormal anatomies.

New approach to algorithmic fairness for human-AI collaboration considers compliance with human decisions.

problem Current fairness approaches assume perfect human compliance, but real-world compliance is often poor.
method Defines compliance-robustly fair algorithms and proposes an optimization strategy to improve fairness.
result Algorithmic recommendations can improve fairness even if humans do not fully comply with fair algorithms.

Compared to machines, humans are extremely good at classifying images into categories, especially when they possess prior knowledge of the categories at hand. If this prior information is not available, supervision in the form of teaching images is required. To learn categories more quickly, people should see important…

2015-04-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Neural model predicts object states and physical parameters from visual observations.

problem Computational models struggle with physical reasoning and adapting to new environments.
method Visual prior predicts particle-based system from visual observations; inference module refines estimates subject to dynamics constraints.
result Model can infer physical properties within a few observations and adapt to unseen scenarios.

Deep learning and prior maps improve traffic light recognition for autonomous cars.

problem Recognizing traffic lights for autonomous cars in urban environments.
method Combining deep learning-based detection with prior maps for traffic light identification and state recognition.
result The proposed system correctly identified relevant traffic lights along predefined routes.

An approach for learning ancestral causal relationships in high dimensions, validated on human genome-wide data.

problem Learning ancestral causal relationships in high-dimensional biological data.
method Supervised learning approach with discrete indicators treated as labels, scalable to large problems.
result The approach is highly effective and scalable to the human genome-wide setting, robust to perturbations of input information.

Human analysts that use anomaly detection systems in practice want to retain the use of simple and explainable global anomaly detectors. In this paper, we propose a novel human-in-the-loop learning algorithm called GLAD (GLocalized Anomaly Detection) that supports global anomaly detectors. GLAD automatically learns the…

2018-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Explainable AI improves human decision accuracy but does not enhance it significantly.

problem Improving human decision-making through explainable AI.
method Comparing human decision accuracy with and without AI predictions, including or excluding explanations.
result Providing AI predictions improves human decision accuracy, but explanations do not significantly enhance it.

Subjective expected utility theory assumes that decision-makers possess unlimited computational resources to reason about their choices; however, virtually all decisions in everyday life are made under resource constraints - i.e. decision-makers are bounded in their rationality. Here we experimentally tested the predic…

2016-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Weak diffusion priors can still perform well in inverse problems.

problem Using mismatched or low-fidelity diffusion priors in inverse problems.
method Extensive experiments and theoretical analysis combining Bayesian-consistency theory and local-correlation analysis.
result Weak priors succeed when measurements are highly informative, and they fail in other regimes.

Improves generative Visual Dialog by asking diverse questions.

problem Generative Visual Dialog models degrade after a few rounds of interaction.
method Introduce a simple auxiliary objective to incentivize Qbot to ask diverse questions.
result Better dialog diversity, consistency, fluency, and detail with improved image relevance.

Framework evaluates the impact of prior knowledge in deep learning models.

problem Mitigating data-driven model shortcomings like data dependence and generalization ability.
method Model-agnostic framework inspired by interpretable machine learning, assessing data volume and estimation range effects.
result Complex relationship between data and knowledge, including dependence, synergistic, and substitution effects.

We compare the acquisition of knowledge in humans and machines. Research from the field of developmental psychology indicates, that human-employed hypothesis are initially guided by simple rules, before evolving into more complex theories. This observation is shared across many tasks and domains. We investigate whether…

2019-02-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes using logic networks to inject prior knowledge for better reinforcement learning.

problem Improving reinforcement learning agents with prior knowledge of object and event semantics.
method Integrates first-order logic grounded in deep neural networks as prior knowledge into reinforcement learning algorithms.
result Demonstrates that combining symbolic and image layers in a single decision module improves learning efficiency.

MineRL Competition reduced reinforcement learning sample needs.

problem Sample inefficiency in reinforcement learning.
method Human demonstrations and imitation learning integrated into reinforcement learning algorithms.
result Top solutions used deep reinforcement learning and imitation learning.

CSGM framework applied to clinical MRI data for robust reconstructions.

problem Applying deep generative priors to clinical MRI data for high-quality reconstructions.
method Training a generative prior on brain scans from the fastMRI dataset and using Langevin dynamics for posterior sampling.
result Posterior sampling via Langevin dynamics achieves high quality reconstructions in clinical MRI data.

A novel memory mechanism for reinforcement learning agents that stores past events in human-readable language.

problem Lack of interpretability in reinforcement learning agent's memory mechanisms.
method Uses CLIP to associate visual inputs with language tokens, then feeds these tokens to a pretrained language model.
result Significantly faster convergence on challenging continuous recognition tasks.