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New active learning method uses entropic optimal transport for low-budget data selection

Researchers have developed a new method for low-budget active learning, which focuses on selecting a small, representative subset of data (a coreset) for training models. This approach is particularly useful in fields like medicine where data labeling is expensive. The method utilizes features from a pre-trained self-supervised model and employs entropic optimal transport, specifically the Sinkhorn divergence, as the selection criterion. This technique provides theoretical guarantees on solution quality and allows for efficient computation, outperforming existing heuristics in low-budget scenarios on image and medical datasets. AI

IMPACT This method could reduce the cost of training AI models in data-scarce domains like medicine.

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New active learning method uses entropic optimal transport for low-budget data selection

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Rim Hajal, Mathieu Besan\c{c}on, J\'er\^ome Malick ·

    Low-Budget Active Learning through Entropic Optimal Transport

    arXiv:2610.01199v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We consider low-budget active learning, which consists of selecting a limited number of points, the coreset, such that a model can be trained to high accuracy on the selection only. This problem is particularly relevant in contexts …