EraseBench: Understanding The Ripple Effects of Concept Erasure Techniques

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.09833v1
• Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:42:17 GMT
• Title: EraseBench: Understanding The Ripple Effects of Concept Erasure Techniques
• Authors: Ibtihel Amara, Ahmed Imtiaz Humayun, Ivana Kajic, Zarana Parekh, Natalie Harris, Sarah Young, Chirag Nagpal, Najoung Kim, Junfeng He, Cristina Nader Vasconcelos, Deepak Ramachandran, Goolnoosh Farnadi, Katherine Heller, Mohammad Havaei, Negar Rostamzadeh,
• Abstract summary: Concept erasure techniques can remove unwanted concepts from text-to-image models. We systematically investigate the failure modes of current concept erasure techniques. We introduce EraseBENCH, a benchmark designed to assess concept erasure methods with greater depth. Our findings reveal that even state-of-the-art techniques struggle with maintaining quality post-erasure, indicating that these approaches are not yet ready for real-world deployment.
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• Abstract: Concept erasure techniques have recently gained significant attention for their potential to remove unwanted concepts from text-to-image models. While these methods often demonstrate success in controlled scenarios, their robustness in real-world applications and readiness for deployment remain uncertain. In this work, we identify a critical gap in evaluating sanitized models, particularly in terms of their performance across various concept dimensions. We systematically investigate the failure modes of current concept erasure techniques, with a focus on visually similar, binomial, and semantically related concepts. We propose that these interconnected relationships give rise to a phenomenon of concept entanglement resulting in ripple effects and degradation in image quality. To facilitate more comprehensive evaluation, we introduce EraseBENCH, a multi-dimensional benchmark designed to assess concept erasure methods with greater depth. Our dataset includes over 100 diverse concepts and more than 1,000 tailored prompts, paired with a comprehensive suite of metrics that together offer a holistic view of erasure efficacy. Our findings reveal that even state-of-the-art techniques struggle with maintaining quality post-erasure, indicating that these approaches are not yet ready for real-world deployment. This highlights the gap in reliability of the concept erasure techniques.

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