CCG: Rare-Label Prediction via Neural SEM–Driven Causal Game (2025.findings-emnlp)
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| Challenge: | Multi-label classification (MLC) faces persistent challenges from label imbalance, spurious correlations, distribution shifts, especially in rare label prediction. |
| Approach: | They propose a Causal Cooperative Game framework that models multi-player cooperative process for multi-label classification. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework improves rare label prediction and overall robustness compared to baselines. |
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