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New SMART method improves neural network calibration and uncertainty quantification

Researchers have developed a new method called Sample Margin-Aware Recalibration of Temperature (SMART) to improve the calibration of neural networks. Current methods either apply uniform adjustments, leading to bias, or use more complex approaches that suffer from high variance. SMART addresses this by using the margin between the top two logits as a signal for decision boundary uncertainty, offering a robust and efficient solution for uncertainty quantification. Evaluations show SMART achieves state-of-the-art calibration performance with fewer parameters and less data than existing methods. AI

IMPACT Enhances reliability of AI predictions in safety-critical applications by improving uncertainty quantification.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Haolan Guo, Linwei Tao, Haoyang Luo, Minjing Dong, Chang Xu ·

    Sample Margin-Aware Recalibration of Temperature Scaling

    arXiv:2506.23492v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Recent advances in deep learning have significantly improved predictive accuracy. However, modern neural networks remain systematically overconfident, posing risks for deployment in safety-critical scenarios. Current post-hoc ca…