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Hierarchical Fallback Architecture for High Risk Online Machine Learning Inference
Polleti, Gustavo, Santana, Marlesson, Del Sant, Felipe Sassi, Fontes, Eduardo
These systems can fail unexpectedly in a variety of different ways. Notably, applications Open Banking powered machine learning applications require novel that rely on online inference are subject to their inability robustness approaches to deal with challenging stress and failure to keep up with the expected operating procedures while, now scenarios. In this paper we propose an hierarchical fallback architecture additionally, having to make tedious computational tasks for these for improving robustness in high risk machine learning AI/ML applications, typically resulting in timeouts, infrastructure applications with a focus in the financial domain. We define generic outages and, often, failures in external dependencies such as third failure scenarios often found in online inference that depend on party data providers (external API calls) [7]. When the underlying external data providers and we describe in detail how to apply the machine learning applications are presented with strong robustness hierarchical fallback architecture to address them. Finally, we offer requirements, fallback or fall-over strategies are needed to keep a real world example of its applicability in the industry for near-real operations running, even in the event of unexpected failures. In time transactional fraud risk evaluation using Open Banking data finance, specifically applications that require real time risk mitigation and under extreme stress scenarios.
Crafting Large Language Models for Enhanced Interpretability
Sun, Chung-En, Oikarinen, Tuomas, Weng, Tsui-Wei
We introduce the Concept Bottleneck Large Language Model (CB-LLM), a pioneering approach to creating inherently interpretable Large Language Models (LLMs). Unlike traditional black-box LLMs that rely on post-hoc interpretation methods with limited neuron function insights, CB-LLM sets a new standard with its built-in interpretability, scalability, and ability to provide clear, accurate explanations. This innovation not only advances transparency in language models but also enhances their effectiveness. Our unique Automatic Concept Correction (ACC) strategy successfully narrows the performance gap with conventional black-box LLMs, positioning CB-LLM as a model that combines the high accuracy of traditional LLMs with the added benefit of clear interpretability -- a feature markedly absent in existing LLMs.
Advancing Household Robotics: Deep Interactive Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Training and Enhanced Performance
Soni, Arpita, Alla, Sujatha, Dodda, Suresh, Volikatla, Hemanth
The market for domestic robots made to perform household chores is growing as these robots relieve people of everyday responsibilities. Domestic robots are generally welcomed for their role in easing human labor, in contrast to industrial robots, which are frequently criticized for displacing human workers. But before these robots can carry out domestic chores, they need to become proficient in several minor activities, such as recognizing their surroundings, making decisions, and picking up on human behaviors. Reinforcement learning, or RL, has emerged as a key robotics technology that enables robots to interact with their environment and learn how to optimize their actions to maximize rewards. However, the goal of Deep Reinforcement Learning is to address more complicated, continuous action-state spaces in real-world settings by combining RL with Neural Networks. The efficacy of DeepRL can be further augmented through interactive feedback, in which a trainer offers real-time guidance to expedite the robot's learning process. Nevertheless, the current methods have drawbacks, namely the transient application of guidance that results in repeated learning under identical conditions. Therefore, we present a novel method to preserve and reuse information and advice via Deep Interactive Reinforcement Learning, which utilizes a persistent rule-based system. This method not only expedites the training process but also lessens the number of repetitions that instructors will have to carry out. This study has the potential to advance the development of household robots and improve their effectiveness and efficiency as learners.
GM is developing a drone-killing off-road pickup for the US Army
A General Motors pickup has never hauled something like this. GM Defense is collaborating with military contractor Black Sage Technologies to integrate a drone defense system into the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) that GM Defense recently began supplying to the US Army. The ISV is based on the last-generation Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 midsize pickup and manufactured in Concord, N.C., using frames supplied by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports. The midsize truck was engineered for high-speed off-road driving and designed to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, slung from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, or air-dropped from a cargo plane by parachute for quick deployment into the field. The vehicle can be outfitted to fit nine troops, but there are several configurations that mix passenger, cargo and arms carrying capabilities.