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Generative transformer models have become increasingly complex, with large numbers of parameters and the ability to process multiple input modalities. Current methods for explaining their predictions are resource-intensive. Most crucially,…

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Graph Neural Networks have been widely applied in critical decision-making areas that demand interpretable predictions, leading to the flourishing development of interpretability algorithms. However, current graph interpretability…

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A common belief is that intrinsically interpretable deep learning models ensure a correct, intuitive understanding of their behavior and offer greater robustness against accidental errors or intentional manipulation. However, these beliefs…

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Despite the recent advancements in deploying neural networks for image classification, it has been found that adversarial examples are able to fool these models leading them to misclassify the images. Since these models are now being widely…

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The adversarial robustness of attributions is a fundamental requirement for reliable explainability in deep learning, yet existing approaches typically rely on computationally expensive explicit regularization. In this work, we show that…

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Exploring the transferability between heterogeneous tasks sheds light on their intrinsic interconnections, and consequently enables knowledge transfer from one task to another so as to reduce the training effort of the latter. In this…

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Adversarial Training (AT) is one of the most effective methods to train robust Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). However, AT creates an inherent trade-off between clean accuracy and adversarial robustness, which is commonly attributed to the…

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To equip Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with explainability, it is essential to interpret how opaque models take specific decisions, understand what causes the errors, improve the architecture design, and identify unethical biases in…

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Deep neural networks (DNNs) are well known to be vulnerable to adversarial examples (AEs). In addition, AEs have adversarial transferability, namely, AEs generated for a source model fool other (target) models. In this paper, we investigate…

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Neural language models are becoming the prevailing methodology for the tasks of query answering, text classification, disambiguation, completion and translation. Commonly comprised of hundreds of millions of parameters, these neural network…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-05-13 Blaž Škrlj , Nika Eržen , Shane Sheehan , Saturnino Luz , Marko Robnik-Šikonja , Senja Pollak

Adversarial training (AT) can help improve the robustness of Vision Transformers (ViT) against adversarial attacks by intentionally injecting adversarial examples into the training data. However, this way of adversarial injection inevitably…

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Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attribution is a critical challenge in cybersecurity and implies the process of accurately identifying the perpetrators behind sophisticated cyber attacks. It can significantly enhance defense mechanisms and…

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Attribution methods calculate attributions that visually explain the predictions of deep neural networks (DNNs) by highlighting important parts of the input features. In particular, gradient-based attribution (GBA) methods are widely used…

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We analyze state-of-the-art deep learning models for three tasks: question answering on (1) images, (2) tables, and (3) passages of text. Using the notion of \emph{attribution} (word importance), we find that these deep networks often…

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The trade-off between accuracy and interpretability has long been a challenge in machine learning (ML). This tension is particularly significant for emerging interpretable-by-design methods, which aim to redesign ML algorithms for…

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Providing explanations for deep neural network (DNN) models is crucial for their use in security-sensitive domains. A plethora of interpretation models have been proposed to help users understand the inner workings of DNNs: how does a DNN…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-09-19 Xinyang Zhang , Ningfei Wang , Hua Shen , Shouling Ji , Xiapu Luo , Ting Wang

Modern deep learning models are notoriously opaque, which has motivated the development of methods for interpreting how deep models predict. This goal is usually approached with attribution method, which assesses the influence of features…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Yiming Ju , Yuanzhe Zhang , Zhao Yang , Zhongtao Jiang , Kang Liu , Jun Zhao

Deep neural networks are vulnerable to adversarial attacks, where a small perturbation to an input alters the model prediction. In many cases, malicious inputs intentionally crafted for one model can fool another model. In this paper, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-23 Liping Yuan , Xiaoqing Zheng , Yi Zhou , Cho-Jui Hsieh , Kai-wei Chang

As an emerging field in Machine Learning, Explainable AI (XAI) has been offering remarkable performance in interpreting the decisions made by Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). To achieve visual explanations for CNNs, methods based on…

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