Deep Neural Model Inspection and Comparison via Functional Neuron Pathways (P19-1)
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| Challenge: | a general method for the interpretation and comparison of neural models is proposed . we factor a complex neural model into its functional components . |
| Approach: | They propose a method that factored a complex neural model into its functional components . they use correlated task level and linguistic heuristics to identify correlated pathways . |
| Outcome: | The proposed method can be applied in a purely post-processing manner to understand neural models. |
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