arXiv Machine Learning

Two Dimensions Govern Agnostic Multiclass Transductive Learning

arXiv:2608. 25326v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In transductive classification, an adversary fixes a labeled population, one label is hidden uniformly, and the learner sees all remaining labels.

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 12

Optimistic Rates for Multiclass PAC Learning

arXiv:2608. 10869v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Worst-case multiclass bounds do not become smaller when the best classifier is already nearly correct: what is missing is an optimistic rate, a guarantee whose fluctuation scales with the oracle risk itself.

By Xiaoyu Li, Andi Han, Jiaojiao Jiang, Junbin Gao
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 9

The Optimal Sample Complexity of Learning Autoregressive Chain-of-Thought

arXiv:2607. 07423v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We prove that, in the realizable PAC setting, the sample complexity of exact-trace learning for full autoregressive Chain-of-Thought traces is upper bounded by the standard multiclass rate of the local next-token class, where this rate is governed by the Daniely--Shalev-Shwartz dimension.

By Zhiyuan Li
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 24

When Clean Data Hurts: Learning with Monotone Corruptions Beyond Binary Classification

The paper investigates learning with monotone adversarial corruptions, extending previous binary classification results to multiclass and partial binary settings. It shows that even a small number of strategically inserted corrupted examples can render a learnable multiclass problem with DS dimension 2 completely unlearnable, and provides matching upper bounds when the adversary’s budget is sublinear. The work also demonstrates that classic error rates remain attainable under bounded or limited‑view adversaries.

By Julian Asilis, Shaddin Dughmi, Chirag Pabbaraju
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 10

Robust Regression of General ReLUs with Queries

arXiv:2606. 11130v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study the task of agnostically learning general (as opposed to homogeneous) ReLUs under the Gaussian distribution with respect to the squared loss.

By Ilias Diakonikolas, Daniel M. Kane, Mingchen Ma
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 29

Surprises in Proper Positive-Only Learning

arXiv:2606. 28309v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Binary classification from positive-only samples is a variant of PAC learning in which the learner receives i.

By Shai Ben-David, Farnam Mansouri, Anay Mehrotra, Manolis Zampetakis
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 28

Learning Distributions from Multiple Data Providers

arXiv:2607. 24732v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Motivated by learning from heterogeneous and overlapping data providers, we study a stylized model of distribution learning from restricted conditional samples.

By Jon Kleinberg, Amin Saberi, Xizhi Tan, Grigoris Velegkas
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 1

Adversarial Online Classification with a Preview

arXiv:2608. 29503v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Worst-case online classification is governed by sequential complexity, such as Littlestone dimension, and can be impossible even for statistically simple classes, such as thresholds of VC dimension one.

By Roi Livni, Sahil Singla