决策森林（森林），尤其是随机森林和梯度促进树木，与许多监督学习场景中的其他方法相比，已经证明了最先进的准确性。尤其是，森林在表格数据中占主导地位，即当特征空间非结构化时，因此信号是特征指数置换的不变性。然而，在存在于多种多样（例如图像，文本和语音）深网（网络）（特别是卷积深网（Convnets））上的结构化数据中，倾向于优于森林。我们猜想至少部分原因是网络的输入不仅仅是特征幅度，也是其索引。相反，天真的森林实施未能明确考虑特征指数。最近提出的森林方法表明，对于每个节点，森林从某些特定分布中隐式采样一个随机矩阵。这些森林像某些类别的网络一样，通过将特征空间划分为对应于线性函数的凸多物体来学习。我们以这种方法为基础，并表明人们可以以多种感知方式选择分布来纳入特征区域。我们在数据上活在三个不同的流形上的数据上证明了经验性能：圆环，图像和时间序列。此外，我们证明了其在多元模拟环境中的强度，并且在预测癫痫患者的手术结果方面也表现出了优越性，并从非运动脑区域的原始立体定向EEG数据中预测运动方向。在所有模拟和真实数据中，歧管随机森林（MORF）算法的表现优于忽略特征空间结构并挑战Convnets的性能。此外，MORF运行迅速，并保持解释性和理论上的理由。

In this paper, we propose a novel technique, namely INVALIDATOR, to automatically assess the correctness of APR-generated patches via semantic and syntactic reasoning. INVALIDATOR reasons about program semantic via program invariants while it also captures program syntax via language semantic learned from large code corpus using the pre-trained language model. Given a buggy program and the developer-patched program, INVALIDATOR infers likely invariants on both programs. Then, INVALIDATOR determines that a APR-generated patch overfits if: (1) it violates correct specifications or (2) maintains errors behaviors of the original buggy program. In case our approach fails to determine an overfitting patch based on invariants, INVALIDATOR utilizes a trained model from labeled patches to assess patch correctness based on program syntax. The benefit of INVALIDATOR is three-fold. First, INVALIDATOR is able to leverage both semantic and syntactic reasoning to enhance its discriminant capability. Second, INVALIDATOR does not require new test cases to be generated but instead only relies on the current test suite and uses invariant inference to generalize the behaviors of a program. Third, INVALIDATOR is fully automated. We have conducted our experiments on a dataset of 885 patches generated on real-world programs in Defects4J. Experiment results show that INVALIDATOR correctly classified 79% overfitting patches, accounting for 23% more overfitting patches being detected by the best baseline. INVALIDATOR also substantially outperforms the best baselines by 14% and 19% in terms of Accuracy and F-Measure, respectively.

This preprint describes work in progress on LR-Sum, a new permissively-licensed dataset created with the goal of enabling further research in automatic summarization for less-resourced languages. LR-Sum contains human-written summaries for 40 languages, many of which are less-resourced. We describe our process for extracting and filtering the dataset from the Multilingual Open Text corpus (Palen-Michel et al., 2022). The source data is public domain newswire collected from from Voice of America websites, and LR-Sum is released under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0), making it one of the most openly-licensed multilingual summarization datasets. We describe how we plan to use the data for modeling experiments and discuss limitations of the dataset.

In heterogeneous networks (HetNets), the overlap of small cells and the macro cell causes severe cross-tier interference. Although there exist some approaches to address this problem, they usually require global channel state information, which is hard to obtain in practice, and get the sub-optimal power allocation policy with high computational complexity. To overcome these limitations, we propose a multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) based power control scheme for the HetNet, where each access point makes power control decisions independently based on local information. To promote cooperation among agents, we develop a penalty-based Q learning (PQL) algorithm for MADRL systems. By introducing regularization terms in the loss function, each agent tends to choose an experienced action with high reward when revisiting a state, and thus the policy updating speed slows down. In this way, an agent's policy can be learned by other agents more easily, resulting in a more efficient collaboration process. We then implement the proposed PQL in the considered HetNet and compare it with other distributed-training-and-execution (DTE) algorithms. Simulation results show that our proposed PQL can learn the desired power control policy from a dynamic environment where the locations of users change episodically and outperform existing DTE MADRL algorithms.

Neural networks have revolutionized the area of artificial intelligence and introduced transformative applications to almost every scientific field and industry. However, this success comes at a great price; the energy requirements for training advanced models are unsustainable. One promising way to address this pressing issue is by developing low-energy neuromorphic hardware that directly supports the algorithm's requirements. The intrinsic non-volatility, non-linearity, and memory of spintronic devices make them appealing candidates for neuromorphic devices. Here we focus on the reservoir computing paradigm, a recurrent network with a simple training algorithm suitable for computation with spintronic devices since they can provide the properties of non-linearity and memory. We review technologies and methods for developing neuromorphic spintronic devices and conclude with critical open issues to address before such devices become widely used.

This case study investigates the extent to which a language model (GPT-2) is able to capture native speakers' intuitions about implicit causality in a sentence completion task. We first reproduce earlier results (showing lower surprisal values for pronouns that are congruent with either the subject or object, depending on which one corresponds to the implicit causality bias of the verb), and then examine the effects of gender and verb frequency on model performance. Our second study examines the reasoning ability of GPT-2: is the model able to produce more sensible motivations for why the subject VERBed the object if the verbs have stronger causality biases? We also developed a methodology to avoid human raters being biased by obscenities and disfluencies generated by the model.

According to the World Federation of the Deaf, more than two hundred sign languages exist. Therefore, it is challenging to understand deaf individuals, even proficient sign language users, resulting in a barrier between the deaf community and the rest of society. To bridge this language barrier, we propose a novel multilingual communication system, namely MUGCAT, to improve the communication efficiency of sign language users. By converting recognized specific hand gestures into expressive pictures, which is universal usage and language independence, our MUGCAT system significantly helps deaf people convey their thoughts. To overcome the limitation of sign language usage, which is mostly impossible to translate into complete sentences for ordinary people, we propose to reconstruct meaningful sentences from the incomplete translation of sign language. We also measure the semantic similarity of generated sentences with fragmented recognized hand gestures to keep the original meaning. Experimental results show that the proposed system can work in a real-time manner and synthesize exquisite stunning illustrations and meaningful sentences from a few hand gestures of sign language. This proves that our MUGCAT has promising potential in assisting deaf communication.

Federated learning (FL) enables the building of robust and generalizable AI models by leveraging diverse datasets from multiple collaborators without centralizing the data. We created NVIDIA FLARE as an open-source software development kit (SDK) to make it easier for data scientists to use FL in their research and real-world applications. The SDK includes solutions for state-of-the-art FL algorithms and federated machine learning approaches, which facilitate building workflows for distributed learning across enterprises and enable platform developers to create a secure, privacy-preserving offering for multiparty collaboration utilizing homomorphic encryption or differential privacy. The SDK is a lightweight, flexible, and scalable Python package, and allows researchers to bring their data science workflows implemented in any training libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, or even NumPy) and apply them in real-world FL settings. This paper introduces the key design principles of FLARE and illustrates some use cases (e.g., COVID analysis) with customizable FL workflows that implement different privacy-preserving algorithms. Code is available at https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare.

构建静态呼叫图需要在健全和精度之间进行权衡。不幸的是，用于构建呼叫图的程序分析技术通常不精确。为了解决这个问题，研究人员最近提出了通过机器学习为静态分析构建的后处理呼叫图所授权的呼叫图。机器学习模型的构建是为了通过在随机森林分类器中提取结构特征来捕获呼叫图中的信息。然后，它消除了预测为误报的边缘。尽管机器学习模型显示了改进，但它们仍然受到限制，因为它们不考虑源代码语义，因此通常无法有效地区分真实和误报。在本文中，我们提出了一种新颖的呼叫图修剪技术AutoRoprouner，用于通过统计语义和结构分析消除呼叫图中的假阳性。给定一个由传统静态分析工具构建的呼叫图，AutoProuner采用基于变压器的方法来捕获呼叫者与呼叫图中每个边缘相关的呼叫者和Callee函数之间的语义关系。为此，AutoProuner微型调节模型是在大型语料库上预先训练的代码模型，以根据其语义的描述表示源代码。接下来，该模型用于从与呼叫图中的每个边缘相关的功能中提取语义特征。 AutoProuner使用这些语义功能以及从呼叫图提取的结构特征通过馈送前向神经网络分类。我们在现实世界程序的基准数据集上进行的经验评估表明，AutoProuner的表现优于最先进的基线，从而改善了F量级，在识别静态呼叫图中识别错误阳性边缘方面，高达13％。

数十年来，计算机系统持有大量个人数据。一方面，这种数据丰度允许在人工智能（AI），尤其是机器学习（ML）模型中突破。另一方面，它可能威胁用户的隐私并削弱人类与人工智能之间的信任。最近的法规要求，可以从一般情况下从计算机系统中删除有关用户的私人信息，特别是根据要求从ML模型中删除（例如，“被遗忘的权利”）。虽然从后端数据库中删除数据应该很简单，但在AI上下文中，它不够，因为ML模型经常“记住”旧数据。现有的对抗攻击证明，我们可以从训练有素的模型中学习私人会员或培训数据的属性。这种现象要求采用新的范式，即机器学习，以使ML模型忘记了特定的数据。事实证明，由于缺乏共同的框架和资源，最近在机器上学习的工作无法完全解决问题。在本调查文件中，我们试图在其定义，场景，机制和应用中对机器进行彻底的研究。具体而言，作为最先进的研究的类别集合，我们希望为那些寻求机器未学习的入门及其各种表述，设计要求，删除请求，算法和用途的人提供广泛的参考。 ML申请。此外，我们希望概述范式中的关键发现和趋势，并突出显示尚未看到机器无法使用的新研究领域，但仍可以受益匪浅。我们希望这项调查为ML研究人员以及寻求创新隐私技术的研究人员提供宝贵的参考。我们的资源是在https://github.com/tamlhp/awesome-machine-unlearning上。