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New framework discovers natural transformation vulnerabilities in vision models

Researchers have developed a new framework called Adversarial Scenario Attack (ASA) to identify vulnerabilities in black-box vision models. ASA utilizes a multimodal language model and a text-guided generative editor to explore various natural transformations, such as changes in background, weather, and materials. This method has demonstrated higher attack success rates on ImageNet classifiers compared to previous query-based generative attacks, while requiring fewer queries and maintaining perceptual quality. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more robust vision models by identifying and addressing their weaknesses to realistic environmental changes.

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New framework discovers natural transformation vulnerabilities in vision models

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Dongsu Song, DaeYun GO, Jay Hoon Jung ·

    Discovering Natural Transformation Vulnerabilities in Black-Box Vision Models

    arXiv:2609.07110v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Natural adversarial examples (NAEs) reveal that vision models can fail under realistic semantic changes beyond norm-bounded perturbations. However, generating NAEs in a black-box setting remains challenging because existing genera…