arXiv AI

Position: The Term "Machine Unlearning" Is Overused in LLMs

arXiv:2606. 27379v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models increasingly face demands to "forget" training data, knowledge, or behaviors due to regulatory deletion obligations, copyright/licensing disputes, and safety or product-policy requirements.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 21

LLM Unlearning for Cyber Defense: A Survey on Methods, Challenges, and Emerging Threats

arXiv:2607. 16227v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: LLMs are increasingly deployed in security-critical systems across healthcare, finance, education, and decision support, yet their inability to forget creates serious cybersecurity, privacy, and safety risks.

By Ruppikha Sree Shankar, Abhishek Bhardwaj, Arnav Doshi, Anusri Nagarajan, Troy Paulus Asia, Saptarshi Sengupta
arXiv AI
Jul 7

De-attribute to Forget for LLM Unlearning

arXiv:2605. 30919v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) has raised concerns on the use of inappropriate data for training, which has led to a growing interest in LLM unlearning.

By Xinyang Lu, Jiabao Pan, Rachael Hwee Ling Sim, See-Kiong Ng, Anthony Kum Hoe Tung, Bryan Kian Hsiang Low