Latent Neural Recommender for AI Dataset Visualization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current AI methods are challenging to automate due to finite support and inductive bias, requiring manual selection by experts for specific datasets, and existing AutoML methods struggle with reproducibility and data quality validation, lacking a comprehensive visualization tool to guide users through the complex space of datasets and AI methods.

Innovation Solution

The latent neural recommender (LNR) system combines recommendation and variational latent-space generation methods to learn interactive clustering patterns of datasets and computation pipelines, predicting their interactions and generating visual representations to facilitate exploration, similar to a 'world map' for AI, using a hybrid loss function for robust feature learning and visualization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual expert selection of AI methods is used for specific datasets, then the accuracy and appropriateness of method selection is improved, but the time consumption and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemethod selection accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-processes and encodes AI method descriptions and dataset characteristics into latent space representations beforehand, creating a ready-to-query knowledge base that enables rapid recommendation without manual expert analysis during actual method selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical expert manual selection process with an automated natural language processing system that encodes method descriptions, datasets, and interactions into latent space and uses neural network-based recommendation models to automatically suggest appropriate AI methods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If comprehensive visualization of dataset-pipeline interactions is generated, then the information completeness and explorability are improved, but the computational complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms high-dimensional dataset-pipeline interaction data into a lower-dimensional latent space representation that preserves essential relationships and patterns, enabling comprehensive visualization with reduced computational complexity through dimensional transformation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces latent space as an intermediary representation layer between raw dataset-pipeline interactions and final visualizations, using encoding models to create compressed representations that maintain essential information while reducing computational burden

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If automated recommendation systems are implemented for AI method selection, then the productivity and automation level are improved, but the reliability and accuracy of recommendations may deteriorate due to finite support and inductive bias

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation levelVSAvoidrecommendation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal latent space representation framework that can handle diverse AI methods and datasets through unified encoding schemes, allowing the recommendation system to generalize across different domains and methods while maintaining reliability through consistent representation learning

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where recommendation outcomes and actual performance data are used to refine and update the latent space representations and interaction models, continuously improving recommendation accuracy while maintaining automation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240127038A1Visualization of ai methods and data exploration
Publication Date: 2024.04.18 VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES INC
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AI summary

Computation pipeline-dataset exploration, visualization, and recommendation concepts are described. For example, a method can include learning first visualization latent-space features of different datasets represented in a first two-dimensional latent space and second visualization latent-space features of different computation pipelines represented in a second two-dimensional latent space. The method can also include modeling dataset-pipeline interactions between the different datasets and the different computation pipelines based on the first visualization latent-space features and the second visualization latent-space features. The method can also include learning relationships between the first visualization latent-space features and the second visualization latent-space features based on modeling the dataset-pipeline interactions. In another example, the method can further include generating a visual representation of the relationships and the dataset-pipeline interactions. The visual representation can include latitude and longitude data indicative of the relationships and altitude data indicative of the dataset-pipeline interactions.