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Research paper quantifies labels needed for AI model selection

A new research paper explores the number of labels required for model selection, particularly focusing on the area under the generalized risk-coverage curve (AUGRC). The study introduces a prelabel lower bound to identify insufficient label budgets and a covering linear program to determine the minimum labels needed to definitively select a winning model. Results from comparisons on nine datasets show that disagreement labels can resolve accuracy choices but not AUGRC choices, with an average certificate size of 56-57% of labels. Further experiments with pretrained image classifiers indicate that confidence-score selection requires a significant portion of labels, even with AUGRC tolerance. AI

IMPACT Provides a theoretical framework and empirical evidence for optimizing data labeling strategies in machine learning.

RANK_REASON Research paper published on arXiv detailing a new methodology for model selection. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Research paper quantifies labels needed for AI model selection

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Tetsuji Kuboyama ·

    How Many Labels Does Model Choice Need? Certificates and Budgets for Selective Prediction

    arXiv:2609.18622v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Classifiers can make identical predictions yet require labels to compare their selective performance: confidence ranks weight the same errors differently. We quantify this requirement for the area under the generalized risk-covera…