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Big Batch Bayesian Active Learning by Considering Predictive Probabilities

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arxiv 2501.08223 v1 pith:SN7K7SIQ submitted 2025-01-14 cs.LG stat.ML

classification cs.LGstat.ML
keywords acquisitionactivebatchbayesianepistemicfunctionlearningonly
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We observe that BatchBALD, a popular acquisition function for batch Bayesian active learning for classification, can conflate epistemic and aleatoric uncertainty, leading to suboptimal performance. Motivated by this observation, we propose to focus on the predictive probabilities, which only exhibit epistemic uncertainty. The result is an acquisition function that not only performs better, but is also faster to evaluate, allowing for larger batches than before.

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