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World Congress 2023 • Aug 11, 2023

Machine Learning: Promising, but Perilous

Nura Kawa

A simple sticker on a stop sign can completely blind your AI perception model. Uncover the hidden security perils of transfer learning and how to fortify your ML pipelines.

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#1 about 2 min

Introduction to machine learning security and robustness

The very traits making machine learning accessible and powerful inherently create severe security vulnerabilities.

#2 about 2 min

Driving productivity with complex machine learning models

Massive parameter models enable semantic and instance context recognition to dramatically increase developer productivity.

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Overcoming data limitation barriers in automated applications

Organizations lacking resources or sufficient annotated data leverage accessible frameworks and machine learning as a service.

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Leveraging transfer learning to train efficient student models

Using feature extraction layers from massive teacher models allows rapid task learning without huge computational burdens.

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Uncovering the inherent security risks of transfer learning

Relying on generic teacher architectures allows adversaries to leverage known vulnerabilities against derivative models.

#6 about 2 min

Exploring inference, extraction, and the adversarial threat landscape

Security defenses continually adapt against foundational attack vectors designed to infer private dataset occurrences or steal proprietary algorithms.

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Evading detection through targeted adversarial example perturbations

Minimal input optimizations force perception systems to misclassify critical targets like road signs or audio profiles.

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Compromising datasets through backdoor and data poisoning attacks

Injecting rare trigger patterns into minimal training instances grants unauthorized system access without affecting regular functionality.

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Integrating threat modeling into machine learning security operations

Prioritizing use-case risks and environment impacts prior to deployment establishes standardized machine learning security workflows.

#10 about 2 min

Evaluating transparency across external teacher model resources

Validating outsourced training processes and withholding architecture details minimizes supply chain risks for deployed models.

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Developing fail-safes and defenses through adversarial training

Minimizing prediction error across adversarially perturbed datasets inoculates critical applications against straightforward input manipulation.

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Stress testing and fortifying dependent student machine models

Fine-tuning foundational layers and tracking deployed model behaviors helps identify domain shifts or emerging adversarial actions.

#13 about 2 min

Security frameworks and resources for developing robust models

Standardizing defenses with established cybersecurity guidelines and robust testing toolboxes operationalizes enterprise machine learning safety.

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Dual usage of machine learning in cybersecurity

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Understanding data poisoning and model bias risks

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Unique privacy vulnerabilities in language model architectures

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