Knowledge Extraction from Transducer Neural Networks

  • Authors:
  • Stefan Wermter

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Sunderland, Informatics Centre, School of Computing, Engineering and Technology, St. Peter's Way, Sunderland SR6 0DD, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Applied Intelligence
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

Previously neural networks have shown interesting performanceresults for tasks such as classification, but they stillsuffer from an insufficient focus on the structure of theknowledge represented therein. In this paper, we analyzevarious knowledge extraction techniques in detail and we develop newtransducer extraction techniques for the interpretation of recurrentneural network learning. First, we provide an overview of differentpossibilities to express structured knowledge using neuralnetworks. Then, we analyze a type of recurrent networkrigorously, applying a broad range of different techniques.We argue that analysis techniques, such asweight analysis using Hinton diagrams, hierarchical cluster analysis, andprincipal component analysis may be useful for providing certain views onthe underlying knowledge. However, we demonstrate that these techniques aretoo static and too low-level for interpretingrecurrent network classifications. The contribution ofthis paper is a particularly broad analysis of knowledge extraction techniques. Furthermore, we propose dynamic learning analysisand transducer extraction as two new dynamic interpretation techniques. Dynamiclearning analysis provides a better understanding ofhow the network learns, while transducer extractionprovides a better understanding of what thenetwork represents.