Active learning in neural networks

  • Authors:
  • M. Hasenjäger;H. Ritter

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany;Univ. Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

  • Venue:
  • New learning paradigms in soft computing
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

We discuss a new paradigm, called active learning, for supervised learning that aims at improving the efficiency of neural network training procedures. The starting point for active learning is the observation that the traditional approach of randomly selecting training samples leads to large, highly redundant training sets. This redundancy is not always desirable. Especially if the acquisition of training data is expensive, one is rather interested in small, information training sets. Such training sets can be obtained if the learner is enabled to select those training data that he or she expects to be most informative. In this case, the learner is no longer a passive recipient of information but takes an active role in the selection of the training data.