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A Domain-Agnostic Approach for Characterization of Lifelong Learning Systems

A Domain-Agnostic Approach for Characterization of Lifelong Learning Systems.
Megan M. Baker, Alexander New, Mario Aguilar-Simon, Ziad Al-Halah, Sébastien M. R. Arnold, Ese Ben-Iwhiwhu, Andrew P. Brna, Ethan Brooks, Ryan C. Brown, Zachary Daniels, Anurag Daram, Fabien Delattre, Ryan Dellana, Eric Eaton, Haotian Fu, Kristen Grauman, Jesse Hostetler, Shariq Iqbal, Cassandra Kent, Nicholas Ketz, Soheil Kolouri, George Konidaris, Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Erik Learned-Miller, Seungwon Lee, Michael L. Littman, Sandeep Madireddy, Jorge A. Mendez, Eric Q. Nguyen, Christine D. Piatko, Praveen K. Pilly, Aswin Raghavan, Abrar Rahman, Santhosh Kumar Ramakrishnan, Neale Ratzlaff, Andrea Soltoggio, Peter Stone, Indranil Sur, Zhipeng Tang, Saket Tiwari, Kyle Vedder, Felix Wang, Zifan Xu, Angel Yanguas-Gil, Harel Yedidsion, Shangqun Yu, and Gautam K. Vallabha.
Neural Networks, pp. 274–96, March 2023.
Available from https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07799
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Abstract

Despite the advancement of machine learning techniques in recent years, state-of-the-art systems lack robustness to "real world" events, where the input distributions and tasks encountered by the deployed systems will not be limited to the original training context, and systems will instead need to adapt to novel distributions and tasks while deployed. This critical gap may be addressed through the development of "Lifelong Learning" systems that are capable of 1) Continuous Learning, 2) Transfer and Adaptation, and 3) Scalability. Unfortunately, efforts to improve these capabilities are typically treated as distinct areas of research that are assessed independently, without regard to the impact of each separate capability on other aspects of the system. We instead propose a holistic approach, using a suite of metrics and an evaluation framework to assess Lifelong Learning in a principled way that is agnostic to specific domains or system techniques. Through five case studies, we show that this suite of metrics can inform the development of varied and complex Lifelong Learning systems. We highlight how the proposed suite of metrics quantifies performance trade-offs present during Lifelong Learning system development - both the widely discussed Stability-Plasticity dilemma and the newly proposed relationship between Sample Efficient and Robust Learning. Further, we make recommendations for the formulation and use of metrics to guide the continuing development of Lifelong Learning systems and assess their progress in the future.

BibTeX Entry

@article{NN23-L2M,
title="A Domain-Agnostic Approach for Characterization of Lifelong Learning Systems",
author="Megan M. Baker and Alexander New and Mario Aguilar-Simon and Ziad Al-Halah and
  S\'ebastien M. R. Arnold and Ese Ben-Iwhiwhu and Andrew P. Brna and Ethan Brooks and Ryan
  C. Brown and Zachary Daniels and Anurag Daram and Fabien Delattre and Ryan Dellana and Eric
  Eaton and Haotian Fu and Kristen Grauman and Jesse Hostetler and Shariq Iqbal and Cassandra
  Kent and Nicholas Ketz and Soheil Kolouri and George Konidaris and Dhireesha Kudithipudi,
  Erik Learned-Miller and Seungwon Lee and Michael L. Littman and Sandeep Madireddy,
  Jorge A. Mendez and Eric Q. Nguyen and Christine D. Piatko and Praveen K. Pilly and Aswin
  Raghavan and Abrar Rahman and Santhosh Kumar Ramakrishnan and Neale Ratzlaff and Andrea
  Soltoggio and Peter Stone and Indranil Sur and Zhipeng Tang and Saket Tiwari and Kyle
  Vedder and Felix Wang and Zifan Xu and Angel Yanguas-Gil and Harel Yedidsion and Shangqun
  Yu and Gautam K. Vallabha",
journal="Neural Networks",
year="2023",
month="March",
pages="274--96",
abstract={Despite the advancement of machine learning techniques in
          recent years, state-of-the-art systems lack robustness to
          "real world" events, where the input distributions and tasks
          encountered by the deployed systems will not be limited to
          the original training context, and systems will instead need
          to adapt to novel distributions and tasks while
          deployed. This critical gap may be addressed through the
          development of "Lifelong Learning" systems that are capable
          of 1) Continuous Learning, 2) Transfer and Adaptation, and
          3) Scalability. Unfortunately, efforts to improve these
          capabilities are typically treated as distinct areas of
          research that are assessed independently, without regard to
          the impact of each separate capability on other aspects of
          the system. We instead propose a holistic approach, using a
          suite of metrics and an evaluation framework to assess
          Lifelong Learning in a principled way that is agnostic to
          specific domains or system techniques. Through five case
          studies, we show that this suite of metrics can inform the
          development of varied and complex Lifelong Learning
          systems. We highlight how the proposed suite of metrics
          quantifies performance trade-offs present during Lifelong
          Learning system development - both the widely discussed
          Stability-Plasticity dilemma and the newly proposed
          relationship between Sample Efficient and Robust Learning.
          Further, we make recommendations for the formulation and use
          of metrics to guide the continuing development of Lifelong
          Learning systems and assess their progress in the future.},
wwwnote={Available from <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07799">https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07799</a><br>
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0893608023000072?dgcid=coauthor" target="_blank">Official version</a> on publisher's website},
}

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