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New unlearning method uses per-instance bounds to reduce noise

Researchers have developed a new method for certified machine unlearning that uses per-instance sensitivity bounds to calibrate noise injection. This approach aims to reduce the performance degradation often seen with traditional methods that use worst-case sensitivity. The study derives high-probability per-instance sensitivity bounds for ridge regression trained via Langevin dynamics, demonstrating certified unlearning with significantly less noise. Experiments in linear settings and empirical evidence in deep learning settings support the theoretical findings. AI

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Hanna Benarroch (DI-ENS), Jamal Atif (CMAP), Olivier Capp\'e (DI-ENS) ·

    Certified Per-Instance Unlearning Using Individual Sensitivity Bounds

    arXiv:2602.15602v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Certified machine unlearning can be achieved via noise injection leading to differential privacy guarantees, where noise is calibrated to worst-case sensitivity. Such conservative calibration often results in performance d…