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Let the Neurons Die: Exploiting ReLU-Induced Model Degradation

by Kexin Li, Wenjun Qiu, Joshua Abraham, Aditi Maheshwari and David Lie
Reference:
Kexin Li, Wenjun Qiu, Joshua Abraham, Aditi Maheshwari and David Lie, “Let the Neurons Die: Exploiting ReLU-Induced Model Degradation”, In Trustworthy AI for Good (AI4Good) Workshop at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2026. (Equal contribution: Kexin Li and Wenjun Qiu, Poster)
Bibtex Entry:
@inproceedings{liqi:ai4good2026:neurons,
  title     = {Let the Neurons Die: Exploiting {ReLU}-Induced Model Degradation},
  author    = {Li, Kexin and Qiu, Wenjun and Abraham, Joshua and Maheshwari, Aditi and Lie, David},
  booktitle = {Trustworthy AI for Good (AI4Good) Workshop at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Equal contribution: Kexin Li and Wenjun Qiu, \href{https://icml.cc/virtual/2026/78791}{Poster}},
  comment   = {Equal contribution: Kexin Li and Wenjun Qiu, <a href="https://icml.cc/virtual/2026/78791">Poster</a>},
  month     = jul,
  url       = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35528},
}