arxiv: 2604.02946 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-03 · 💻 cs.CV · cs.AI· cs.LG

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Learning from Synthetic Data via Provenance-Based Input Gradient Guidance

Fumiaki Sato, Hideo Saito, Koshiro Nagano, Ryo Fujii, Ryo Hachiuma, Taiki Sekii

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Provenance information from synthetic data synthesis is used to suppress input gradients over non-target regions, directing models to learn discriminative features from target objects instead of artifacts.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper introduces a training framework for synthetic data that treats provenance details—records of which input regions come from the actual target object—as an extra signal. During backpropagation, gradients are decomposed by these regions so that non-target areas receive suppressed updates. This steers the model away from spurious patterns introduced by the synthesis process itself. The approach is tested on weakly supervised object localization, spatio-temporal action localization, and image classification, showing gains over standard synthetic-data training that relies only on sample diversity.

Core claim

Input gradients are decomposed according to target versus non-target provenance labels obtained during data synthesis; gradient guidance then reduces the contribution of non-target regions. This directly discourages the model from relying on synthesis biases and artifacts, thereby promoting the acquisition of representations that discriminate based on the intended target regions.

What carries the argument

Provenance-based input gradient guidance, which decomposes gradients using target and non-target region masks from the synthesis process and applies suppression to the non-target components.

If this is right

Models exhibit reduced dependence on synthesis artifacts during weakly supervised object localization.
Performance improves on spatio-temporal action localization by concentrating gradients on relevant moving objects.
Image classification accuracy rises because the network avoids learning correlations tied to background or rendering biases.
The same guidance mechanism applies without modification across different tasks and input modalities.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The technique could lower the volume of real labeled data needed for robust vision models by making synthetic sources more reliable.
Extending provenance tracking to video synthesis or 3-D rendering pipelines would allow similar gradient control in those domains.
Combining the guidance with existing domain-randomization methods might yield additive gains by attacking different sources of spurious correlation.

Load-bearing premise

Provenance labels from the synthesis process correctly mark target versus non-target regions, and reducing gradients in the non-target areas improves focus on useful features without discarding helpful information or adding new biases.

What would settle it

Training the same model on the same synthetic data both with and without the gradient suppression step and finding no consistent improvement (or a drop) on localization or classification benchmarks would falsify the central claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.02946 by Fumiaki Sato, Hideo Saito, Koshiro Nagano, Ryo Fujii, Ryo Hachiuma, Taiki Sekii.

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Examples of provenance information I obtained during synthesis. I corresponds to each supervisory label. In this paper, we assume that regions with I(u, v) = 0 correspond to regions edited by the image generation model (e.g., background or co-occurring objects), whereas regions with I(u, v) = 1 correspond to target regions that remain similar to the original image. Therefore, I functions as a mask that se… view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: Weakly supervised object localization accuracy as the coefficient α of the provenance loss in the total loss is varied on the CUB dataset [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_5.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: Visualization of image editing synthesis and the corresponding provenance masks. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_6.png] view at source ↗

read the original abstract

Learning methods using synthetic data have attracted attention as an effective approach for increasing the diversity of training data while reducing collection costs, thereby improving the robustness of model discrimination. However, many existing methods improve robustness only indirectly through the diversification of training samples and do not explicitly teach the model which regions in the input space truly contribute to discrimination; consequently, the model may learn spurious correlations caused by synthesis biases and artifacts. Motivated by this limitation, this paper proposes a learning framework that uses provenance information obtained during the training data synthesis process, indicating whether each region in the input space originates from the target object, as an auxiliary supervisory signal to promote the acquisition of representations focused on target regions. Specifically, input gradients are decomposed based on information about target and non-target regions during synthesis, and input gradient guidance is introduced to suppress gradients over non-target regions. This suppresses the model's reliance on non-target regions and directly promotes the learning of discriminative representations for target regions. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness and generality of the proposed method across multiple tasks and modalities, including weakly supervised object localization, spatio-temporal action localization, and image classification.

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The paper's main idea is to decompose input gradients using synthesis provenance masks so the model suppresses learning from non-target regions in synthetic data.

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The core contribution is a training signal that splits input gradients according to whether each region came from the target object during data synthesis, then damps the non-target parts. This is a direct attempt to cut down on the model latching onto generation artifacts instead of the actual content. It is new in the specific combination of provenance tracking with this decomposed guidance, and it is not just another augmentation trick. The experiments report improvements on weakly supervised object localization, spatio-temporal action localization, and image classification, which gives some evidence that the approach transfers across tasks and modalities. That is the part worth noting: it gives a concrete mechanism rather than relying only on data diversity. The main weakness is exactly the one flagged in the stress test. Everything rests on the provenance masks being reliable enough to separate target from non-target without errors at boundaries or under occlusion. The paper does not appear to include direct checks on mask fidelity or ablations that inject controlled mask noise, so it is hard to know how fragile the gains are. If the masks are even moderately off, the suppression could remove useful context or lock in new biases. This is the sort of paper that would interest groups already working on synthetic data pipelines for vision. It is grounded enough in a practical problem and has enough reported results to justify sending it to referees, though any review would need to press on the mask validation and sensitivity analysis.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper proposes a learning framework for synthetic data that uses provenance information from the synthesis process as an auxiliary supervisory signal. Input gradients are decomposed according to target versus non-target regions identified during synthesis, and a guidance mechanism is introduced to suppress gradients over non-target regions, with the goal of reducing reliance on synthesis artifacts and promoting discriminative representations focused on target regions. Experiments are presented on weakly supervised object localization, spatio-temporal action localization, and image classification, claiming improved effectiveness and generality across tasks and modalities.

Significance. If the provenance masks prove accurate and the gradient suppression reliably improves target focus without discarding useful context, the approach could meaningfully advance synthetic-data training in computer vision by providing an explicit, provenance-derived corrective signal against spurious correlations. The multi-task evaluation suggests potential breadth, but only if the core assumption about mask fidelity holds under realistic synthesis conditions.

major comments (2)

[§3] §3 (Method): The central claim that gradient decomposition and non-target suppression 'directly promotes' target-focused discriminative representations rests on the unverified assumption that provenance masks accurately label every pixel/region without boundary or occlusion errors. No quantitative mask-fidelity metrics (e.g., IoU against ground-truth object masks) or ablation on mask noise are reported, leaving open the possibility that suppression artifacts reinforce rather than mitigate biases.
[§4] §4 (Experiments): The reported gains on weakly supervised localization and action localization lack error bars, statistical significance tests, and controls that isolate the contribution of the provenance guidance from standard data augmentation or loss weighting. Without these, it is impossible to confirm that the observed improvements are attributable to the proposed mechanism rather than other factors.

minor comments (2)

[Abstract] Abstract: The abstract states experimental effectiveness but supplies no numerical results, baselines, or dataset details, which reduces clarity for readers seeking a quick assessment of impact.
[§3.2] Notation: The description of gradient decomposition would benefit from an explicit equation showing how the provenance mask is multiplied into the input gradient before the guidance step.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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Thank you for the thorough review and constructive suggestions. We address the major comments point-by-point below and outline the revisions we will make to the manuscript.

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Referee: [§3] §3 (Method): The central claim that gradient decomposition and non-target suppression 'directly promotes' target-focused discriminative representations rests on the unverified assumption that provenance masks accurately label every pixel/region without boundary or occlusion errors. No quantitative mask-fidelity metrics (e.g., IoU against ground-truth object masks) or ablation on mask noise are reported, leaving open the possibility that suppression artifacts reinforce rather than mitigate biases.

Authors: We appreciate this observation. The provenance masks in our method are obtained directly from the synthesis process, ensuring they accurately delineate target and non-target regions by construction, without the errors associated with independent mask estimation. This is a key advantage over methods relying on approximate masks. To address potential concerns about robustness, we will include an ablation study on mask noise in the revised manuscript and discuss the fidelity of the masks in more detail. revision: partial
Referee: [§4] §4 (Experiments): The reported gains on weakly supervised localization and action localization lack error bars, statistical significance tests, and controls that isolate the contribution of the provenance guidance from standard data augmentation or loss weighting. Without these, it is impossible to confirm that the observed improvements are attributable to the proposed mechanism rather than other factors.

Authors: We agree that these elements would improve the clarity and rigor of our experimental results. In the revised manuscript, we will add error bars based on multiple random seeds, include statistical significance testing, and provide additional ablation studies that control for data augmentation and loss weighting to isolate the effect of the provenance-based guidance. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; guidance signal derived from external synthesis provenance

full rationale

The paper's central mechanism decomposes input gradients using provenance masks generated during synthetic data creation to suppress non-target regions. This auxiliary signal originates outside the model's parameters and training loop, rather than being fitted from the target task data or defined in terms of the model's own outputs. No equations or steps in the provided description reduce by construction to their inputs, and the abstract contains no self-citation chains, uniqueness theorems, or ansatzes that would force the result. The derivation remains self-contained against the external provenance data.

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