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Pay Attention to the Triggers: Constructing Backdoors That Survive Distillation

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Main Authors:	De Muri, Giovanni, Vero, Mark, Staab, Robin, Vechev, Martin
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Cryptography and Security
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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