DUCK: Distance-based Unlearning via Centroid Kinematics

Machine Unlearning is rising as a new field, driven by the pressing necessity of ensuring privacy in modern artificial intelligence models. This technique primarily aims to eradicate any residual influence of a specific subset of data from the knowledge acquired by a neural model during its training...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Cotogni, Marco, Bonato, Jacopo, Sabetta, Luigi, Pelosin, Francesco, Nicolosi, Alessandro
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 06.05.2024
Subjects
Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Centroids
Data acquisition
Kinematics
Knowledge acquisition
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Summary:Machine Unlearning is rising as a new field, driven by the pressing necessity of ensuring privacy in modern artificial intelligence models. This technique primarily aims to eradicate any residual influence of a specific subset of data from the knowledge acquired by a neural model during its training. This work introduces a novel unlearning algorithm, denoted as Distance-based Unlearning via Centroid Kinematics (DUCK), which employs metric learning to guide the removal of samples matching the nearest incorrect centroid in the embedding space. Evaluation of the algorithm's performance is conducted across various benchmark datasets in two distinct scenarios, class removal, and homogeneous sampling removal, obtaining state-of-the-art performance. We also introduce a novel metric, called Adaptive Unlearning Score (AUS), encompassing not only the efficacy of the unlearning process in forgetting target data but also quantifying the performance loss relative to the original model. Additionally, we conducted a thorough investigation of the unlearning mechanism in DUCK, examining its impact on the organization of the feature space and employing explainable AI techniques for deeper insights.
ISSN:2331-8422