Directional Influence Function: Estimating Training Data Influence in Constrained Learning
Quick summary
arXiv:2607.23388v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: As constrained learning becomes increasingly common, models are trained under explicit feasibility requirements to enforce fairness, safety, robustness, regulariza- tion, and physics or logic constraints. Understanding how training samples in- fluence the model solution (e.g., learned parameters) is crucial for interpretability and robustness. The classical influence function (IF) estimates sample contribu- tions via local sensitivity analysis, measuring how the solution changes when a specific training sample is perturbed or removed. H
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2607.23388v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: As constrained learning becomes increasingly common, models are trained under explicit feasibility requirements to enforce fairness, safety, robustness, regulariza- tion, and physics or logic constraints.
- Understanding how training samples in- fluence the model solution (e.g., learned parameters) is crucial for interpretability and robustness.
- The classical influence function (IF) estimates sample contribu- tions via local sensitivity analysis, measuring how the solution changes when a specific training sample is perturbed or removed.
Why it matters
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