| Challenge: | Existing research on learning with noisy labels dates back to the 1980s, but it is still vibrant today. |
| Approach: | They propose a novel DNN model called NetAb to deal with noisy labels during training and train the networks using their respective loss functions in mutual reinforcement. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model can fit training data with noisy labels and predict clean labels. |
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