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Machine unlearning via GAN

arXiv 2111.11869 ↗First posted 22 Nov 2021cs.LG cs.AIcited by 6

On the map: LLM safety and security → Machine unlearning

Abstract (arXiv)

Machine learning models, especially deep models, may unintentionally remember information about their training data. Malicious attackers can thus pilfer some property about training data by attacking the model via membership inference attack or model inversion attack. Some regulations, such as the EU's GDPR, have enacted "The Right to Be Forgotten" to protect users' data privacy, enhancing individuals' sovereignty over their data. Therefore, removing training data information from a trained model has become a critical issue. In this paper, we present a GAN-based algorithm to delete data in deep models, which significantly improves deleting speed compared to retraining from scratch, especially in complicated scenarios. We have experimented on five commonly used datasets, and the experimental results show the efficiency of our method.

Key facts. Cited by 6 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Machine unlearning, one of 12 directions in LLM safety and security. Builds on 15 of its 24 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 22 Nov 2021.

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  1. 2024Gone but Not Forgotten: Improved Benchmarks for Machine Unlearning
  2. 2023Learning to Unlearn: Instance-wise Unlearning for Pre-trained Classifiers
  3. 2024Machine Unlearning using a Multi-GAN based Model
  4. 2024Unlearn and Burn: Adversarial Machine Unlearning Requests Destroy Model Accuracy
  5. 2024Machine unlearning through fine-grained model parameters perturbation
  6. 2023Towards Unbounded Machine Unlearning
  7. 2024Silver Linings in the Shadows: Harnessing Membership Inference for Machine Unlearning
  8. 2026Machine Unlearning for Class Removal through SISA-based Deep Neural Network Architectures