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Abstract
Recent legal frameworks have mandated the right to be forgotten, obligating
the removal of specific data upon user requests. Machine Unlearning has emerged
as a promising solution by selectively removing learned information from
machine learning models. This paper presents MUBox, a comprehensive platform
designed to evaluate unlearning methods in deep learning. MUBox integrates 23
advanced unlearning techniques, tested across six practical scenarios with 11
diverse evaluation metrics. It allows researchers and practitioners to (1)
assess and compare the effectiveness of different machine unlearning methods
across various scenarios; (2) examine the impact of current evaluation metrics
on unlearning performance; and (3) conduct detailed comparative studies on
machine unlearning in a unified framework. Leveraging MUBox, we systematically
evaluate these unlearning methods in deep learning and uncover several key
insights: (a) Even state-of-the-art unlearning methods, including those
published in top-tier venues and winners of unlearning competitions,
demonstrate inconsistent effectiveness across diverse scenarios. Prior research
has predominantly focused on simplified settings, such as random forgetting and
class-wise unlearning, highlighting the need for broader evaluations across
more difficult unlearning tasks. (b) Assessing unlearning performance remains a
non-trivial problem, as no single evaluation metric can comprehensively capture
the effectiveness, efficiency, and preservation of model utility. Our findings
emphasize the necessity of employing multiple metrics to achieve a balanced and
holistic assessment of unlearning methods. (c) In the context of depoisoning,
our evaluation reveals significant variability in the effectiveness of existing
approaches, which is highly dependent on the specific type of poisoning
attacks.