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New framework improves trust in AI predictions for molecular structure retrieval

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Researchers have developed a new framework for selective prediction in molecular structure retrieval from mass spectra, aiming to improve the trustworthiness of machine learning predictions in critical applications. The framework, evaluated on the MassSpecGym benchmark, separates low-risk predictions from lower-confidence ones by analyzing uncertainty at input, fingerprint, and retrieval levels. The study found that retrieval-level uncertainty offers the strongest criterion for rejecting unreliable predictions, while first-order confidence measures provide an efficient baseline. This approach allows practitioners to specify an acceptable error rate and obtain a subset of annotations that meet this constraint with high probability. AI

IMPACT Enhances reliability of AI predictions in critical scientific applications, enabling better risk management for molecular structure retrieval.

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New framework improves trust in AI predictions for molecular structure retrieval

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Mira J\"urgens, Gaetan De Waele, Morteza Rakhshaninejad, Willem Waegeman ·

    When should we trust the annotation? Selective prediction for molecular structure retrieval from mass spectra

    arXiv:2603.10950v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Machine learning methods for identifying molecular structures from tandem mass spectra (MS/MS) have advanced rapidly, yet current approaches still exhibit significant error rates. In high-stakes applications such as clinic…

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