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Tabular Foundation Models Found Inconsistent in New Research

A new research paper questions the internal consistency of tabular foundation models, which are currently the leading approach for tabular prediction problems. The study proposes two requirements for these models: marginalization consistency and factorization consistency. The paper finds that all evaluated tabular foundation models violate these requirements for both classification and regression tasks across various datasets. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues in the internal logic of widely used tabular prediction models, suggesting a need for further research into their faithfulness.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper published on arXiv detailing findings about the consistency of tabular foundation models. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Tabular Foundation Models Found Inconsistent in New Research

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Christian Kl\"otergens, Vijaya Krishna Yalavarthi, Lars Schmidt-Thieme, Tom Hanika ·

    Do Tabular Foundation Models Agree with Themselves?

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