在数据稀缺场景下评估生成模型的实用性能,提出更全面的评估框架。
Beyond the Generative Learning Trilemma: Generative Model Assessment in Data Scarcity Domains
- 扩展生成学习三难困境,加入实用性、鲁棒性和隐私性维度。
- 对比VAE、GAN、扩散模型在小数据下的表现,发现各模型各有优势。
- 为医疗、精准农业等数据少领域提供选型指导,实用性强。
数据稀缺仍是制约医学、精准农业等多个领域技术进步的关键瓶颈。为应对这一挑战,本文探索深度生成模型(DGMs)在生成满足生成学习三难困境(保真度、多样性、采样效率)的合成数据方面的潜力。然而,考虑到这些标准在实际应用中仍不足,我们进一步将三难困境扩展至包含实用性、鲁棒性和隐私性,以确保DGMs在真实场景中的适用性。在数据稀缺环境下评估这些指标尤为困难,因传统DGMs依赖大规模数据集才能达到最优性能。该问题在医学和精准农业等领域尤为突出。为此,本文采用前沿评估指标,在数据稀缺设置下评估三种主流DGM:变分自编码器(VAEs)、生成对抗网络(GANs)和扩散模型(DMs)。此外,提出一个综合框架,用于评估生成数据的实用性、鲁棒性和隐私性。研究结果表明,不同DGM在特定应用场景中表现出各异的优势,为针对性选择生成模型提供了可操作的指导。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Data scarcity remains a critical bottleneck impeding technological advancements across various domains, including but not limited to medicine and precision agriculture. To address this challenge, we explore the potential of Deep Generative Models (DGMs) in producing synthetic data that satisfies the Generative Learning Trilemma: fidelity, diversity, and sampling efficiency. However, recognizing that these criteria alone are insufficient for practical applications, we extend the trilemma to include utility, robustness, and privacy, factors crucial for ensuring the applicability of DGMs in real-world scenarios. Evaluating these metrics becomes particularly challenging in data-scarce environments, as DGMs traditionally rely on large datasets to perform optimally. This limitation is especially pronounced in domains like medicine and precision agriculture, where ensuring acceptable model performance under data constraints is vital. To address these challenges, we assess the Generative Learning Trilemma in data-scarcity settings using state-of-the-art evaluation metrics, comparing three prominent DGMs: Variational Autoencoders (VAEs), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), and Diffusion Models (DMs). Furthermore, we propose a comprehensive framework to assess utility, robustness, and privacy in synthetic data generated by DGMs. Our findings demonstrate varying strengths among DGMs, with each model exhibiting unique advantages based on the application context. This study broadens the scope of the Generative Learning Trilemma, aligning it with real-world demands and providing actionable guidance for selecting DGMs tailored to specific applications.
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