arXiv AI By Bin Ma, Yuyuan Feng, Minhua Lin, Enyan Dai

Do Explanations Increase the Risk of Decision Logic Leakage? Explanation-Guided Stealing of Graph Models

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arXiv:2506. 03087v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have become essential tools for analyzing graph-structured data in domains such as drug discovery and financial analysis, leading to a growing demand for model transparency.

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