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48 results for probabilistic logical reasoning

Effectively combining logic reasoning and probabilistic inference has been a long-standing goal of machine learning: the former has the ability to generalize with small training data, while the latter provides a principled framework for dealing with noisy data. However, existing methods for combining the best of both w…

2019-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

ProbKT uses probabilistic logical reasoning to train object detection models with weak supervision.

problem Training object detection models requires instance-level annotations, which are often unavailable.
method ProbKT, a framework based on probabilistic logical reasoning, uses arbitrary types of weak supervision.
result ProbKT leads to significant improvement and better generalization compared to existing baselines.

Knowledge graph reasoning, which aims at predicting the missing facts through reasoning with the observed facts, is critical to many applications. Such a problem has been widely explored by traditional logic rule-based approaches and recent knowledge graph embedding methods. A principled logic rule-based approach is th…

2019-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning is very effective at jointly learning feature representations and classification models, especially when dealing with high dimensional input patterns. Probabilistic logic reasoning, on the other hand, is capable to take consistent and robust decisions in complex environments. The integration of deep learn…

2019-01-14abs ↗pdf ↗

A-NeSI scales approximate inference for probabilistic neurosymbolic learning.

problem Combining neural networks with symbolic reasoning for scalable inference.
method A-NeSI: a new framework for PNL using neural networks for approximate inference.
result A-NeSI achieves scalable approximate inference without semantic changes.

A new probabilistic model for semi-supervised learning unifies various methods.

problem Combining different aspects of data distribution for semi-supervised learning.
method A probabilistic model that interprets and improves upon existing SSL methods.
result The model unifies various SSL methods and extends to neuro-symbolic learning.

Neural Logic Reasoning integrates deep learning and symbolic logic for better prediction tasks.

problem Lack of cognitive reasoning in deep neural networks limits their ability to solve complex prediction tasks.
method Proposes Logic-Integrated Neural Network (LINN) that learns logical operations and conducts propositional logical reasoning.
result LINN significantly outperforms state-of-the-art recommendation models in Top-K recommendation.

The field of statistical relational learning aims at unifying logic and probability to reason and learn from data. Perhaps the most successful paradigm in the field is probabilistic logic programming: the enabling of stochastic primitives in logic programming, which is now increasingly seen to provide a declarative bac…

2018-07-15abs ↗pdf ↗

HyperFair integrates fairness in recommender systems using probabilistic soft logic.

problem Ensuring fairness in recommender systems across diverse domains.
method Soft fairness constraints integrated as regularization in a joint inference objective function.
result HyperFair improves fairness of predictions from black-box models and hybrid systems.

Recent years have witnessed the great success of deep neural networks in many research areas. The fundamental idea behind the design of most neural networks is to learn similarity patterns from data for prediction and inference, which lacks the ability of logical reasoning. However, the concrete ability of logical reas…

2019-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

COLEP improves robustness of conformal prediction via probabilistic circuits.

problem Adversarial perturbations can undermine the coverage guarantees of conformal prediction.
method COLEP uses probabilistic circuits to learn and reason about different semantic concepts, providing certifiable coverage guarantees.
result COLEP achieves higher prediction coverage and accuracy than a single model, especially with non-trivial knowledge models.

Transformers improve logical reasoning on longer proofs but struggle with length.

problem Understanding systematic generalization in neural proof generation.
method Soft theorem-proving using Transformer models, evaluating logical consistency and inference accuracy.
result Transformers improve generalization with longer proofs but have difficulty with length.

It is feasible and practically-valuable to bridge the characteristics between graph neural networks (GNNs) and logical reasoning. Despite considerable efforts and successes witnessed to solve Boolean satisfiability (SAT), it remains a mystery of GNN-based solvers for more complex predicate logic formulae. In this work,…

2019-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

ENN neural network learns logical syllogisms using Euler diagrams.

problem Traditional neural networks struggle with logical reasoning, especially syllogisms.
method ENN represents logical relations as Euler diagrams, optimizing syllogism structures with a novel back-propagation algorithm.
result ENN can precisely represent and reason with all 24 syllogism structures.

Method integrates logical rules into neural multi-hop reasoning for drug repurposing.

problem Capturing long-range dependencies in biomedical data.
method Combines logical rules with neural multi-hop reasoning using reinforcement learning.
result Our method outperforms baseline methods in drug repurposing tasks.

Self-supervised skip-tree training improves mathematical reasoning in language models.

problem Improving logical reasoning in language models for formal mathematics.
method Self-supervised language modeling on mathematical formulas, skip-tree task.
result Models trained on skip-tree task outperform standard models in mathematical reasoning tasks.

We propose the Neural Logic Machine (NLM), a neural-symbolic architecture for both inductive learning and logic reasoning. NLMs exploit the power of both neural networks---as function approximators, and logic programming---as a symbolic processor for objects with properties, relations, logic connectives, and quantifier…

2019-04-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Incorporating constraints is a major concern in probabilistic machine learning. A wide variety of problems require predictions to be integrated with reasoning about constraints, from modelling routes on maps to approving loan predictions. In the former, we may require the prediction model to respect the presence of phy…

2020-01-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified model learns concepts across domains like left and right.

problem Limited generalization of language concepts in inference-only models.
method Logic-Enhanced Foundation Model (LEFT) with a differentiable, domain-independent program executor.
result LEFT flexibly learns and reasons with concepts across 2D images, 3D scenes, human motions, and robotic manipulation.

New research challenges the independence assumption in neurosymbolic learning, leading to overconfident predictions and unrepresentable uncertainty.

problem The independence assumption in neurosymbolic learning systems can lead to overconfident predictions and hinder uncertainty quantification.
method The study proves the limitations of the independence assumption and introduces new loss functions that are non-convex and difficult to optimise.
result Neurosymbolic learning systems using the independence assumption are prone to overconfidence and cannot represent uncertainty over multiple valid options.

Explaining neural network computation in terms of probabilistic/fuzzy logical operations has attracted much attention due to its simplicity and high interpretability. Different choices of logical operators such as AND, OR and XOR give rise to another dimension for network optimization, and in this paper, we study the o…

2019-01-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified framework for hierarchical image classification with epistemic uncertainty.

problem Overconfident predictions and lack of logical consistency in deep learning models.
method Neurosymbolic approach with epistemic deep learning, using focal set reasoning and differentiable fuzzy logic.
result Maintains accuracy on par with transformer baselines while providing more calibrated and interpretable predictions.

S4 learns new self-supervision automatically, improving accuracy with less human effort.

problem Lack of direct supervision in machine learning.
method Combines deep learning and probabilistic logic to automatically generate and verify new self-supervision.
result S4 can automatically propose accurate self-supervision, matching supervised methods with less human effort.

The paper explores how different network architectures learn logical functions under GOTU, finding that a min-degree-interpolator is learned.

problem Learning logical functions with a focus on generalization on the unseen.
method Study of different network architectures trained by SGD under GOTU.
result For sparse functions and certain network models, a min-degree-interpolator is learned on the unseen.

A fundamental challenge in developing high-impact machine learning technologies is balancing the need to model rich, structured domains with the ability to scale to big data. Many important problem areas are both richly structured and large scale, from social and biological networks, to knowledge graphs and the Web, to…

2015-05-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Interest prohibition theory concerns theoretical aspects of interest prohibition. We attempt to lay down some aspects of interest prohibition theory wrapped in a larger framework of informal logic. The reason for this is that interest prohibition theory has to deal with a variety of arguments which is so wide that a li…

2011-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce the 22-simplicial Transformer, an extension of the Transformer which includes a form of higher-dimensional attention generalising the dot-product attention, and uses this attention to update entity representations with tensor products of value vectors. We show that this architecture is a useful inductive …

2019-09-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The study examines causal razors and their logical relations, highlighting a dilemma in causal discovery.

problem Selecting a reasonable scoring criterion for causal discovery algorithms.
method Review and logical comparison of numerous causal razors, focusing on parameter minimality in multinomial models.
result Parameter minimality poses a dilemma in selecting a reasonable scoring criterion for causal discovery algorithms.

Statistical relational frameworks such as Markov logic networks and probabilistic soft logic (PSL) encode model structure with weighted first-order logical clauses. Learning these clauses from data is referred to as structure learning. Structure learning alleviates the manual cost of specifying models. However, this be…

2018-07-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Hydra boosts efficiency for long-context reasoning in resource-constrained settings.

problem Quadratic complexity of transformers limits long-context reasoning in resource-constrained systems.
method Hydra uses a modular architecture with adaptive routing between sparse global attention, mixture-of-experts, and dual memories.
result Hydra achieves significant throughput and accuracy improvements for long-context reasoning.

The paper explores how neural networks learn logical functions and their generalization error.

problem Learning logical functions with neural networks and understanding generalization error.
method Gradient descent on neural networks, analyzing noise-stability and Boolean influence.
result Gradient descent on certain neural architectures tends to favor low-degree representations, impacting generalization error.

Markov logic networks (MLNs) reconcile two opposing schools in machine learning and artificial intelligence: causal networks, which account for uncertainty extremely well, and first-order logic, which allows for formal deduction. An MLN is essentially a first-order logic template to generate Markov networks. Inference …

2016-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Despite their great success in recent years, deep neural networks (DNN) are mainly black boxes where the results obtained by running through the network are difficult to understand and interpret. Compared to e.g. decision trees or bayesian classifiers, DNN suffer from bad interpretability where we understand by interpr…

2019-07-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Statistical relational models provide compact encodings of probabilistic dependencies in relational domains, but result in highly intractable graphical models. The goal of lifted inference is to carry out probabilistic inference without needing to reason about each individual separately, by instead treating exchangeabl…

2016-10-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Study logical generalization in GNNs using a new benchmark.

problem Understanding how GNNs adapt to new logical tasks.
method Developed GraphLog benchmark suite for logical tasks, evaluated GNNs in supervised, pretraining, and continual learning settings.
result Logical diversity during training affects GNNs' ability to generalize.

Semantic Web knowledge representation standards, and in particular RDF and OWL, often come endowed with a formal semantics which is considered to be of fundamental importance for the field. Reasoning, i.e., the drawing of logical inferences from knowledge expressed in such standards, is traditionally based on logical d…

2018-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗