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Main Authors: Filus, Katarzyna, Żarski, Mateusz
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21338
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author Filus, Katarzyna
Żarski, Mateusz
author_facet Filus, Katarzyna
Żarski, Mateusz
contents Similarity manifests in various forms, including semantic similarity that is particularly important, serving as an approximation of human object categorization based on e.g. shared functionalities and evolutionary traits. It also offers practical advantages in computational modeling via lexical structures such as WordNet with constant and interpretable similarity. As in the domain of deep vision, there is still not enough focus on the phenomena regarding the similarity perception emergence. We introduce Deep Similarity Inspector (DSI) -- a systematic framework to inspect how deep vision networks develop their similarity perception and its alignment with semantic similarity. Our experiments show that both Convolutional Neural Networks' (CNNs) and Vision Transformers' (ViTs) develop a rich similarity perception during training with 3 phases (initial similarity surge, refinement, stabilization), with clear differences between CNNs and ViTs. Besides the gradual mistakes elimination, the mistakes refinement phenomenon can be observed.
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spellingShingle Beyond Accuracy: Uncovering the Role of Similarity Perception and its Alignment with Semantics in Supervised Learning
Filus, Katarzyna
Żarski, Mateusz
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Similarity manifests in various forms, including semantic similarity that is particularly important, serving as an approximation of human object categorization based on e.g. shared functionalities and evolutionary traits. It also offers practical advantages in computational modeling via lexical structures such as WordNet with constant and interpretable similarity. As in the domain of deep vision, there is still not enough focus on the phenomena regarding the similarity perception emergence. We introduce Deep Similarity Inspector (DSI) -- a systematic framework to inspect how deep vision networks develop their similarity perception and its alignment with semantic similarity. Our experiments show that both Convolutional Neural Networks' (CNNs) and Vision Transformers' (ViTs) develop a rich similarity perception during training with 3 phases (initial similarity surge, refinement, stabilization), with clear differences between CNNs and ViTs. Besides the gradual mistakes elimination, the mistakes refinement phenomenon can be observed.
title Beyond Accuracy: Uncovering the Role of Similarity Perception and its Alignment with Semantics in Supervised Learning
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21338