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Main Authors: Zhou, Linjiang, Shi, Xiaochuan, Ma, Chao, Wang, Zepeng
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00371
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author Zhou, Linjiang
Shi, Xiaochuan
Ma, Chao
Wang, Zepeng
author_facet Zhou, Linjiang
Shi, Xiaochuan
Ma, Chao
Wang, Zepeng
contents Gradients play a pivotal role in neural networks explanation. The inherent high dimensionality and structural complexity of neural networks result in the original gradients containing a significant amount of noise. While several approaches were proposed to reduce noise with smoothing, there is little discussion of the rationale behind smoothing gradients in neural networks. In this work, we proposed a gradient smooth theoretical framework for neural networks based on the function mollification and Monte Carlo integration. The framework intrinsically axiomatized gradient smoothing and reveals the rationale of existing methods. Furthermore, we provided an approach to design new smooth methods derived from the framework. By experimental measurement of several newly designed smooth methods, we demonstrated the research potential of our framework.
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spellingShingle Axiomatization of Gradient Smoothing in Neural Networks
Zhou, Linjiang
Shi, Xiaochuan
Ma, Chao
Wang, Zepeng
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Gradients play a pivotal role in neural networks explanation. The inherent high dimensionality and structural complexity of neural networks result in the original gradients containing a significant amount of noise. While several approaches were proposed to reduce noise with smoothing, there is little discussion of the rationale behind smoothing gradients in neural networks. In this work, we proposed a gradient smooth theoretical framework for neural networks based on the function mollification and Monte Carlo integration. The framework intrinsically axiomatized gradient smoothing and reveals the rationale of existing methods. Furthermore, we provided an approach to design new smooth methods derived from the framework. By experimental measurement of several newly designed smooth methods, we demonstrated the research potential of our framework.
title Axiomatization of Gradient Smoothing in Neural Networks
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00371