Efficient Active Learning with Proxy Models: ASVP Method

Kernekoncepter

The author argues that the decline in active learning performance using proxy-based methods stems from selecting redundant samples and compromising valuable pre-trained information. The proposed ASVP method aligns features and training to improve efficiency.

Resumé

The paper discusses the challenges of efficient active learning with pre-trained models and introduces the ASVP method to address performance issues. It analyzes factors affecting active learning performance, proposes solutions, and validates the effectiveness through experiments on various datasets.

The study highlights the importance of preserving valuable pre-trained information and reducing redundant sample selection in active learning. By aligning features and training methods, the ASVP method improves efficiency while maintaining computational speed. The proposed sample savings ratio metric provides a clear measure of cost-effectiveness in active learning strategies.

Statistik

Recent benchmarks have demonstrated uncertainty sampling as a state-of-the-art approach when fine-tuning pre-trained models.
The accuracy achieved by a model trained with labeled samples is used to estimate the number of samples required for a random baseline.
The total cost of active learning includes annotation costs and training costs based on AWS EC2 instances.
Experiments validate that ASVP consistently outperforms SVPp in terms of sample saving ratio and overall cost reduction.

Citater

"Practitioners therefore have to face the hassle of weighing computational efficiency against overall cost."
"Our method significantly improves the total cost of efficient active learning while maintaining computational efficiency."

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by Ziting Wen,O... kl. arxiv.org 03-05-2024

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.01101.pdf

Dybere Forespørgsler

How can we ensure that updating pre-computed features at the right time optimizes performance?

To optimize performance by updating pre-computed features at the right time, we can leverage metrics like LogME-PED to determine when to update these features. By monitoring changes in model performance and feature dynamics, we can identify the point where fine-tuned features outperform pre-trained ones significantly. This allows us to align the proxy model's sample selection with the evolving capabilities of the fine-tuned model, ensuring that redundant samples are minimized and valuable information is retained.

What are potential drawbacks or limitations of relying on proxy models for sample selection?

Relying on proxy models for sample selection may introduce certain drawbacks or limitations. One limitation could be a decrease in active learning performance due to discrepancies between pre-computed features used by the proxy model and actual fine-tuned features. Proxy models might struggle to distinguish between crucial categories of samples accurately, leading to suboptimal selections. Additionally, there could be challenges in balancing computational efficiency with overall cost savings, as trade-offs may arise when using proxies instead of directly fine-tuning models.

How might advancements in self-supervised learning impact the efficiency of active learning strategies?

Advancements in self-supervised learning could significantly impact the efficiency of active learning strategies by providing better representations for downstream tasks without requiring extensive labeled data. Self-supervised methods can help create powerful foundational models through unsupervised pre-training, reducing reliance on annotated data during active learning iterations. By leveraging self-supervised techniques for feature extraction or representation learning, active learning strategies can benefit from more informative and generalized representations, potentially improving sample selection accuracy and overall performance while minimizing annotation costs.