| """CTA Ablation Study Module. |
| |
| All ablation variants are controlled by a single ``ablation_variant`` string |
| in the config, so we only need ONE extra method file and ONE extra config file. |
| |
| Supported variants |
| ------------------ |
| Full ablation table (8 dimensions × multiple settings): |
| |
| [A] Detection signal (classifier input features) |
| A1 full -- Full CTA (baseline, all features) |
| A2 no_asym -- Remove asymmetry score from classifier input |
| A3 no_ltotal -- Remove L_total from classifier input |
| A4 asym_only -- Classifier input = [asym] only |
| A5 pooled_only -- Classifier input = [v_pooled, a_pooled] only (no predictor signals) |
| A6 flip_sign -- asym := L_AV − L_VA (opposite sign of default). Also flips |
| the margin ranking loss so it still pushes fakes AWAY from |
| reals in the new sign convention. |
| A7 abs_asym -- asym := |L_VA − L_AV|. Loses directional forensic signature |
| but tests whether magnitude alone is sufficient. |
| |
| [B] Predictor training strategy |
| B1 real_only -- Predictors trained on real samples only (default) |
| B2 all_samples -- Predictors trained on ALL samples (real + fake) |
| B3 no_predictor -- Predictors frozen at random init (test if learned physics matter) |
| |
| [C] Loss function ablation |
| C1 no_loss_asym -- Remove margin ranking loss (loss_asym = 0) |
| C2 no_loss_aux -- Remove cross-generator consistency loss (loss_aux = 0) |
| C3 no_loss_av -- Remove A->V predictor loss (only train V->A) |
| C4 no_loss_va -- Remove V->A predictor loss (only train A->V) |
| C5 no_detach -- Do NOT detach l_av/l_va before classifier (allow gradient flow) |
| |
| [D] Predictor architecture |
| D1 depth_1 -- Predictor depth = 1 (shallow) |
| D2 depth_4 -- Predictor depth = 4 (default) |
| D3 depth_8 -- Predictor depth = 8 (deep) |
| D4 mlp_predictor -- Replace Transformer Decoder with MLP predictor |
| D5 shared_predictor -- A->V and V->A share the same predictor weights |
| |
| [E] Backbone freeze ratio (video) |
| E1 video_freeze_0 -- Video backbone fully unfrozen (freeze_ratio=0.0) |
| E2 video_freeze_07 -- Video backbone freeze_ratio=0.7 (default) |
| E3 video_freeze_10 -- Video backbone fully frozen (freeze_ratio=1.0) |
| |
| [F] Backbone freeze ratio (audio) |
| F1 audio_freeze_0 -- Audio backbone fully unfrozen (freeze_ratio=0.0) |
| F2 audio_freeze_08 -- Audio backbone freeze_ratio=0.8 (default) |
| |
| [G] Data strategy |
| G1 aligned_crop -- Force video frames and audio to be time-aligned |
| G2 random_crop -- Independent random crop (default) |
| |
| [M] Modality / Cross-modal role ablation |
| M1 video_only -- Single-modality baseline: video features only, no predictor. |
| M2 audio_only -- Single-modality baseline: audio features only, no predictor. |
| M3 intra_modal -- Replace cross-modal preds with V->V and A->A self-reconstruction. |
| Tests whether the asymmetry signal is *cross-modal*-specific. |
| M4 noise_target -- Replace target tokens with Gaussian noise inside the predictor |
| loss; predictor cannot learn anything meaningful. Tests whether |
| the asymmetry signal is genuine causal-direction information. |
| M5 shuffle_pair -- In-batch shuffle of audio so each video is paired with someone |
| else's audio. Breaks sample correspondence but keeps modalities. |
| Tests whether *correspondence* matters (vs. raw modality stats). |
| M6 drop_audio_infer -- Train as full CTA; at inference, zero-out audio features. |
| Reveals how much the predictor signal depends on audio at test. |
| M7 drop_video_infer -- Train as full CTA; at inference, zero-out video features. |
| Reveals how much the predictor signal depends on video at test. |
| """ |
| from __future__ import annotations |
|
|
| import random |
| from typing import Any, Dict |
|
|
| import torch |
| import torch.nn as nn |
| import torch.nn.functional as F |
|
|
| from ..models.backbones import VideoBackbone, AudioBackbone, CrossModalPredictor |
| from .base import BaseMethod |
|
|
|
|
| |
| _GROUP_M_SET = { |
| "M1_video_only", "M2_audio_only", "M3_intra_modal", |
| "M4_noise_target", "M5_shuffle_pair", |
| "M6_drop_audio_infer", "M7_drop_video_infer", |
| } |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| def _compute_asym(variant: str, l_av: torch.Tensor, l_va: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: |
| """Return per-sample asymmetry score in the sign convention required by variant. |
| |
| Default: s_asym = L_VA − L_AV. With this convention fakes score negatively |
| and the margin loss pushes asym_fake < asym_real. |
| |
| A6_flip_sign: s_asym = L_AV − L_VA. Sign is opposite; margin loss must be |
| flipped so it still pushes fakes AWAY from reals (see loss code below). |
| |
| A7_abs_asym: s_asym = |L_VA − L_AV|. Directional information erased. |
| """ |
| if variant == "A6_flip_sign": |
| return l_av - l_va |
| if variant == "A7_abs_asym": |
| return (l_va - l_av).abs() |
| return l_va - l_av |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| class MLPPredictor(nn.Module): |
| """Simple MLP cross-modal predictor: pools source tokens, then projects |
| to target dimension. No cross-attention, no sequence modeling.""" |
|
|
| def __init__(self, src_dim: int, tgt_dim: int, hidden_dim: int = 512, dropout: float = 0.1): |
| super().__init__() |
| self.net = nn.Sequential( |
| nn.Linear(src_dim, hidden_dim), |
| nn.GELU(), |
| nn.Dropout(dropout), |
| nn.Linear(hidden_dim, hidden_dim), |
| nn.GELU(), |
| nn.Dropout(dropout), |
| ) |
| self.out = nn.Linear(hidden_dim, tgt_dim) |
|
|
| def forward(self, src_tokens: torch.Tensor, tgt_query: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: |
| |
| src_pooled = src_tokens.mean(dim=1) |
| h = self.net(src_pooled) |
| pred_pooled = self.out(h) |
| |
| return pred_pooled.unsqueeze(1).expand_as(tgt_query) |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| class CTAAblationModel(nn.Module): |
| def __init__(self, method_cfg, backbone_cfg): |
| super().__init__() |
| variant = method_cfg.ablation_variant |
|
|
| |
| |
| video_freeze = backbone_cfg.freeze_ratio |
| if variant == "E1_video_freeze_0": |
| video_freeze = 0.0 |
| elif variant == "E3_video_freeze_10": |
| video_freeze = 1.0 |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| self.has_video = variant != "M2_audio_only" |
| self.has_audio = variant != "M1_video_only" |
|
|
| if self.has_video: |
| self.video = VideoBackbone( |
| hf_id=backbone_cfg.hf_id, |
| freeze_ratio=video_freeze, |
| ) |
| vD = self.video.feature_dim |
| else: |
| self.video = None |
| vD = backbone_cfg.get("feature_dim", 768) |
|
|
| |
| audio_freeze = method_cfg.audio_backbone.freeze_ratio |
| if variant == "F1_audio_freeze_0": |
| audio_freeze = 0.0 |
| |
|
|
| if self.has_audio: |
| self.audio = AudioBackbone( |
| hf_id=method_cfg.audio_backbone.hf_id, |
| freeze_ratio=audio_freeze, |
| ) |
| aD = self.audio.feature_dim |
| else: |
| self.audio = None |
| aD = method_cfg.audio_backbone.feature_dim |
|
|
| |
| pred_depth = method_cfg.av_predictor.depth |
| if variant == "D1_depth_1": |
| pred_depth = 1 |
| elif variant == "D3_depth_8": |
| pred_depth = 8 |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| if variant in ("M1_video_only", "M2_audio_only"): |
| self.av_pred = None |
| self.va_pred = None |
| elif variant == "M3_intra_modal": |
| |
| |
| |
| self.av_pred = CrossModalPredictor( |
| src_dim=vD, tgt_dim=vD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.av_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| depth=pred_depth, |
| heads=method_cfg.av_predictor.heads, |
| dropout=method_cfg.av_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
| self.va_pred = CrossModalPredictor( |
| src_dim=aD, tgt_dim=aD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.va_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| depth=pred_depth, |
| heads=method_cfg.va_predictor.heads, |
| dropout=method_cfg.va_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
| elif variant == "D4_mlp_predictor": |
| self.av_pred = MLPPredictor( |
| src_dim=aD, tgt_dim=vD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.av_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| dropout=method_cfg.av_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
| self.va_pred = MLPPredictor( |
| src_dim=vD, tgt_dim=aD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.va_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| dropout=method_cfg.va_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
| elif variant == "D5_shared_predictor": |
| |
| |
| shared = CrossModalPredictor( |
| src_dim=vD, tgt_dim=aD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.av_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| depth=pred_depth, |
| heads=method_cfg.av_predictor.heads, |
| dropout=method_cfg.av_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
| self.av_pred = shared |
| self.va_pred = shared |
| else: |
| self.av_pred = CrossModalPredictor( |
| src_dim=aD, tgt_dim=vD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.av_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| depth=pred_depth, |
| heads=method_cfg.av_predictor.heads, |
| dropout=method_cfg.av_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
| self.va_pred = CrossModalPredictor( |
| src_dim=vD, tgt_dim=aD, |
| hidden_dim=method_cfg.va_predictor.hidden_dim, |
| depth=pred_depth, |
| heads=method_cfg.va_predictor.heads, |
| dropout=method_cfg.va_predictor.dropout, |
| ) |
|
|
| |
| if variant == "B3_no_predictor": |
| for p in self.av_pred.parameters(): |
| p.requires_grad_(False) |
| for p in self.va_pred.parameters(): |
| p.requires_grad_(False) |
|
|
| |
| |
| if variant == "M1_video_only": |
| cls_in_dim = vD |
| elif variant == "M2_audio_only": |
| cls_in_dim = aD |
| elif variant == "A4_asym_only": |
| cls_in_dim = 1 |
| elif variant == "A5_pooled_only": |
| cls_in_dim = vD + aD |
| elif variant == "A2_no_asym": |
| cls_in_dim = vD + aD + 1 |
| elif variant == "A3_no_ltotal": |
| cls_in_dim = vD + aD + 1 |
| else: |
| |
| cls_in_dim = vD + aD + 2 |
|
|
| self.cls = nn.Sequential( |
| nn.Linear(cls_in_dim, method_cfg.classifier.hidden), |
| nn.GELU(), |
| nn.Dropout(method_cfg.classifier.dropout), |
| nn.Linear(method_cfg.classifier.hidden, 1), |
| ) |
|
|
| self.variant = variant |
| self.vD = vD |
| self.aD = aD |
|
|
| |
| def predict_pairs(self, video: torch.Tensor, audio: torch.Tensor, training: bool = True): |
| """Compute predictor outputs and per-sample asymmetry score. |
| |
| For Group M variants: |
| M1/M2 -> not called (training_step / score handle them directly). |
| M3 -> intra-modal self-reconstruction. l_av := L_VV, l_va := L_AA. |
| asym := L_AA - L_VV (still "harder direction minus easier"). |
| M4 -> target tokens replaced by Gaussian noise (same shape). |
| M5 -> in-batch shuffle of audio so video[i] is paired with audio[perm[i]]. |
| Only applied during training; at inference we keep the natural pairing |
| so that asym reflects what the model learned about MISALIGNED pairs. |
| M6/M7 -> same forward as full; the dropout is applied in `score()` or in |
| `training_step()` separately for clarity. |
| """ |
| variant = self.variant |
|
|
| v = self.video(video) |
| a = self.audio(audio) |
|
|
| if variant == "M3_intra_modal": |
| |
| |
| |
| v_pred = self.av_pred(src_tokens=v["tokens"], tgt_query=v["tokens"]) |
| a_pred = self.va_pred(src_tokens=a["tokens"], tgt_query=a["tokens"]) |
|
|
| l_av = F.mse_loss(v_pred, v["tokens"], reduction="none").mean(dim=[1, 2]) |
| l_va = F.mse_loss(a_pred, a["tokens"], reduction="none").mean(dim=[1, 2]) |
| asym = _compute_asym(variant, l_av, l_va) |
| return v, a, l_av, l_va, asym |
|
|
| if variant == "M5_shuffle_pair" and training: |
| |
| B = a["tokens"].size(0) |
| if B > 1: |
| |
| perm = torch.randperm(B, device=a["tokens"].device) |
| a_tokens = a["tokens"][perm] |
| a_pooled_shuf = a["pooled"][perm] |
| else: |
| a_tokens = a["tokens"] |
| a_pooled_shuf = a["pooled"] |
| v_pred = self.av_pred(src_tokens=a_tokens, tgt_query=v["tokens"]) |
| a_pred = self.va_pred(src_tokens=v["tokens"], tgt_query=a_tokens) |
| l_av = F.mse_loss(v_pred, v["tokens"], reduction="none").mean(dim=[1, 2]) |
| l_va = F.mse_loss(a_pred, a_tokens, reduction="none").mean(dim=[1, 2]) |
| asym = _compute_asym(variant, l_av, l_va) |
| |
| |
| a = {"pooled": a_pooled_shuf, "tokens": a_tokens} |
| return v, a, l_av, l_va, asym |
|
|
| |
| v_pred = self.av_pred(src_tokens=a["tokens"], tgt_query=v["tokens"]) |
| a_pred = self.va_pred(src_tokens=v["tokens"], tgt_query=a["tokens"]) |
|
|
| if variant == "M4_noise_target": |
| |
| |
| v_target = torch.randn_like(v["tokens"]) |
| a_target = torch.randn_like(a["tokens"]) |
| else: |
| v_target = v["tokens"] |
| a_target = a["tokens"] |
|
|
| l_av = F.mse_loss(v_pred, v_target, reduction="none").mean(dim=[1, 2]) |
| l_va = F.mse_loss(a_pred, a_target, reduction="none").mean(dim=[1, 2]) |
|
|
| asym = _compute_asym(variant, l_av, l_va) |
| return v, a, l_av, l_va, asym |
|
|
| |
| def classify(self, v_pooled, a_pooled, l_av, l_va): |
| asym = _compute_asym(self.variant, l_av, l_va) |
| variant = self.variant |
|
|
| if variant == "M1_video_only": |
| feat = v_pooled |
| elif variant == "M2_audio_only": |
| feat = a_pooled |
| elif variant == "A4_asym_only": |
| feat = asym.unsqueeze(-1) |
| elif variant == "A5_pooled_only": |
| feat = torch.cat([v_pooled, a_pooled], dim=-1) |
| elif variant == "A2_no_asym": |
| feat = torch.cat([v_pooled, a_pooled, (l_av + l_va).unsqueeze(-1)], dim=-1) |
| elif variant == "A3_no_ltotal": |
| feat = torch.cat([v_pooled, a_pooled, asym.unsqueeze(-1)], dim=-1) |
| else: |
| |
| feat = torch.cat([ |
| v_pooled, |
| a_pooled, |
| asym.unsqueeze(-1), |
| (l_av + l_va).unsqueeze(-1), |
| ], dim=-1) |
|
|
| return self.cls(feat) |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| class CTAAblationLitModule(BaseMethod): |
| def __init__(self, method_cfg, backbone_cfg, data_cfg): |
| super().__init__(method_cfg=method_cfg, backbone_cfg=backbone_cfg, data_cfg=data_cfg) |
| self.model = CTAAblationModel(method_cfg, backbone_cfg) |
| self.variant = method_cfg.ablation_variant |
|
|
| |
| def _training_step_single_modality(self, batch): |
| """Path for M1_video_only and M2_audio_only. |
| |
| These variants do NOT use a predictor, so there is no l_av / l_va / |
| asym / loss_aux. We only optimize the classifier on a pooled feature. |
| """ |
| labels = batch["label"].long() |
|
|
| if self.variant == "M1_video_only": |
| v = self.model.video(batch["video"]) |
| v_pooled = v["pooled"] |
| |
| |
| a_pooled = torch.zeros( |
| v_pooled.size(0), self.model.aD, |
| device=v_pooled.device, dtype=v_pooled.dtype, |
| ) |
| else: |
| a = self.model.audio(batch["audio"]) |
| a_pooled = a["pooled"] |
| v_pooled = torch.zeros( |
| a_pooled.size(0), self.model.vD, |
| device=a_pooled.device, dtype=a_pooled.dtype, |
| ) |
|
|
| |
| zero = torch.zeros(v_pooled.size(0), device=v_pooled.device, dtype=v_pooled.dtype) |
| logits = self.model.classify(v_pooled, a_pooled, zero, zero) |
| loss_cls = F.binary_cross_entropy_with_logits(logits.squeeze(-1), labels.float()) |
|
|
| loss = self.method_cfg.loss.cls_weight * loss_cls |
|
|
| self.log_dict({ |
| "train/loss": loss, |
| "train/loss_cls": loss_cls, |
| }, prog_bar=False, on_step=True, on_epoch=True, sync_dist=True) |
|
|
| return loss |
|
|
| |
| def training_step(self, batch, batch_idx): |
| if batch is None: |
| return None |
|
|
| variant = self.variant |
|
|
| |
| if variant in ("M1_video_only", "M2_audio_only"): |
| return self._training_step_single_modality(batch) |
|
|
| video = batch["video"] |
| audio = batch["audio"] |
| labels = batch["label"].long() |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| if variant == "M6_drop_audio_infer": |
| audio = torch.zeros_like(audio) |
| elif variant == "M7_drop_video_infer": |
| video = torch.zeros_like(video) |
|
|
| |
| v, a, l_av, l_va, asym = self.model.predict_pairs(video, audio, training=True) |
|
|
| is_real = (labels == 0).float() |
| denom_r = is_real.sum().clamp(min=1.0) |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| if variant == "B3_no_predictor": |
| loss_av = l_av.new_zeros([]) |
| loss_va = l_va.new_zeros([]) |
| elif variant == "B2_all_samples": |
| loss_av = l_av.mean() |
| loss_va = l_va.mean() |
| elif variant == "C3_no_loss_av": |
| loss_av = l_av.new_zeros([]) |
| loss_va = (l_va * is_real).sum() / denom_r |
| elif variant == "C4_no_loss_va": |
| loss_av = (l_av * is_real).sum() / denom_r |
| loss_va = l_va.new_zeros([]) |
| else: |
| |
| loss_av = (l_av * is_real).sum() / denom_r |
| loss_va = (l_va * is_real).sum() / denom_r |
|
|
| |
| asym_r = asym[labels == 0] |
| asym_f = asym[labels == 1] |
| if variant == "C1_no_loss_asym": |
| loss_asym = asym.new_zeros([]) |
| elif asym_r.numel() > 0 and asym_f.numel() > 0: |
| if variant in {"A6_flip_sign", "A7_abs_asym"}: |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| loss_asym = F.relu(asym_r.mean() - asym_f.mean()) |
| else: |
| loss_asym = F.relu(asym_f.mean() - asym_r.mean()) |
| else: |
| loss_asym = asym.new_zeros([]) |
|
|
| |
| |
| if variant == "C5_no_detach": |
| logits = self.model.classify(v["pooled"], a["pooled"], l_av, l_va) |
| else: |
| logits = self.model.classify(v["pooled"], a["pooled"], l_av.detach(), l_va.detach()) |
|
|
| loss_cls = F.binary_cross_entropy_with_logits(logits.squeeze(-1), labels.float()) |
|
|
| |
| loss_aux = asym.new_zeros([]) |
| if variant != "C2_no_loss_aux": |
| if self.method_cfg.aux_crossgen.enabled and "alt_video" in batch: |
| alt_v_in = batch["alt_video"] |
| alt_a_in = batch["alt_audio"] |
| if variant == "M6_drop_audio_infer": |
| alt_a_in = torch.zeros_like(alt_a_in) |
| elif variant == "M7_drop_video_infer": |
| alt_v_in = torch.zeros_like(alt_v_in) |
| _, _, l_av2, l_va2, asym2 = self.model.predict_pairs( |
| alt_v_in, alt_a_in, training=True, |
| ) |
| loss_aux = F.mse_loss(asym, asym2) |
|
|
| |
| loss = ( |
| self.method_cfg.loss.av_weight * loss_av |
| + self.method_cfg.loss.va_weight * loss_va |
| + self.method_cfg.loss.asym_weight * loss_asym |
| + self.method_cfg.loss.cls_weight * loss_cls |
| + self.method_cfg.aux_crossgen.weight * loss_aux |
| ) |
|
|
| self.log_dict({ |
| "train/loss": loss, |
| "train/loss_av": loss_av, |
| "train/loss_va": loss_va, |
| "train/loss_asym": loss_asym, |
| "train/loss_cls": loss_cls, |
| "train/loss_aux": loss_aux, |
| "train/asym_mean_real": asym_r.mean() if asym_r.numel() > 0 else torch.zeros_like(loss), |
| "train/asym_mean_fake": asym_f.mean() if asym_f.numel() > 0 else torch.zeros_like(loss), |
| }, prog_bar=False, on_step=True, on_epoch=True, sync_dist=True) |
|
|
| return loss |
|
|
| |
| @torch.no_grad() |
| def score(self, batch: Dict[str, Any]) -> torch.Tensor: |
| variant = self.variant |
|
|
| |
| if variant == "M1_video_only": |
| v = self.model.video(batch["video"]) |
| v_pooled = v["pooled"] |
| a_pooled = torch.zeros( |
| v_pooled.size(0), self.model.aD, |
| device=v_pooled.device, dtype=v_pooled.dtype, |
| ) |
| zero = torch.zeros(v_pooled.size(0), device=v_pooled.device, dtype=v_pooled.dtype) |
| logits = self.model.classify(v_pooled, a_pooled, zero, zero) |
| return torch.sigmoid(logits.squeeze(-1)) |
|
|
| if variant == "M2_audio_only": |
| a = self.model.audio(batch["audio"]) |
| a_pooled = a["pooled"] |
| v_pooled = torch.zeros( |
| a_pooled.size(0), self.model.vD, |
| device=a_pooled.device, dtype=a_pooled.dtype, |
| ) |
| zero = torch.zeros(a_pooled.size(0), device=a_pooled.device, dtype=a_pooled.dtype) |
| logits = self.model.classify(v_pooled, a_pooled, zero, zero) |
| return torch.sigmoid(logits.squeeze(-1)) |
|
|
| video = batch["video"] |
| audio = batch["audio"] |
|
|
| |
| if variant == "M6_drop_audio_infer": |
| audio = torch.zeros_like(audio) |
| elif variant == "M7_drop_video_infer": |
| video = torch.zeros_like(video) |
|
|
| v, a, l_av, l_va, asym = self.model.predict_pairs(video, audio, training=False) |
| logits = self.model.classify(v["pooled"], a["pooled"], l_av, l_va) |
| return torch.sigmoid(logits.squeeze(-1)) |
|
|