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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Deterministic native audits for OpenReview G4ve69pimc.
The implementation follows the population recursion and the proportional
Gaussian experiment in the authors' released code. It deliberately keeps the
five registered claim objects separate and emits one JSON artifact per claim.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import hashlib
import json
from pathlib import Path
import numpy as np
from scipy.optimize import brentq, minimize_scalar
PAPER_ID = "G4ve69pimc"
CLAIMS = [
"In the population setting, Theorem 1 characterizes excess risk as a function of the magnitude and direction of the performative effect together with spurious features (Section 4, Theorem 1).",
"Corollary 2 shows the optimal regularization parameter in the population regime is proportional to the strength of the performative effect, with optimal risk remaining strictly positive (Section 4, Corollary 2).",
"Theorem 3 establishes a deterministic equivalent of the performative fixed point for over-parameterized ridge regression when the number of features exceeds the number of samples (Section 5, Theorem 3).",
"Theorem 4 shows the optimal regularization moves in the same direction as the performative effect on predictive features under low noise, but in the opposite direction under high noise, in the over-parameterized regime (Section 5, Theorem 4).",
"Numerical experiments in Section 6 confirm that in the over-parameterized setting, performative effects can improve optimally-regularized risk when performativity reinforces existing trends, contrasting with the population-regime degradation (Section 6).",
]
def dump(path: Path, value: object) -> None:
path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
path.write_text(json.dumps(value, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
def block_covariance(d: int, rho: float) -> np.ndarray:
eye = np.eye(d)
return np.block([[eye, rho * eye], [rho * eye, eye]])
def population_exact_risk(sigma: np.ndarray, dvec: np.ndarray, lam: float) -> float:
"""Equation (fixed point average): trace of the predictive block."""
p = sigma.shape[0]
d = p // 2
transition = np.linalg.solve(
sigma + lam * np.eye(p) - np.dot(sigma, np.diag(dvec)), sigma
)
a = transition - np.eye(p)
return float(np.trace(np.dot(np.dot(a.T, sigma), a)[:d, :d]) / d)
def population_leading_risk(sigma: np.ndarray, b: np.ndarray, lam: float) -> float:
d = len(b)
s1 = sigma[:d, :d]
s12 = sigma[:d, d:]
s2 = sigma[d:, d:]
schur_inverse = np.linalg.inv(s1 - np.dot(s12, np.linalg.solve(s2, s12.T)))
return float(np.trace(np.dot(np.diag(b * b), s1)) / d - 2 * lam * np.mean(b) + lam * lam * np.trace(schur_inverse) / d)
def solve_tau(lam: float, kappa: float, eigenvalues: np.ndarray) -> float:
def equation(tau: float) -> float:
return 1.0 / kappa - lam / tau - float(np.mean(eigenvalues / (eigenvalues + tau)))
return float(brentq(equation, 1e-10, 1e6, xtol=1e-14, rtol=1e-14))
def deterministic_equivalent_identity(lam: float, kappa: float, noise: float, b: float) -> float:
"""Theorem-3 expression specialized to Sigma=I and predictive D=bI."""
tau = solve_tau(lam, kappa, np.ones(2))
xi = 1.0 / (1.0 + tau)
first = tau * xi * xi * (tau - 2.0 * xi * b)
variance = kappa * xi * xi * (
noise * noise + tau * tau * xi * xi * (1.0 + 2.0 * xi * b)
) / (1.0 - kappa * xi * xi)
return float(first + variance)
def optimal_de(kappa: float, noise: float, b: float) -> tuple[float, float]:
result = minimize_scalar(
lambda lam: deterministic_equivalent_identity(lam, kappa, noise, b),
bounds=(0.001, 2.0),
method="bounded",
options={"xatol": 1e-13},
)
if not result.success:
raise RuntimeError(result.message)
return float(result.x), float(result.fun)
def official_proportional_run(
*, seed: int, n: int, kappa: float, noise: float, b: float,
lambdas: np.ndarray, steps: int = 5
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Vectorized form of released proportional/perforidge.py for Sigma=I."""
rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
p = int(round(n * kappa))
if p % 2:
p += 1
d = p // 2
theta_star = np.zeros(p)
theta_star[:d] = rng.standard_normal(d)
theta_star[:d] /= np.linalg.norm(theta_star[:d])
dvec = np.zeros(p)
dvec[:d] = b
theta = np.zeros((p, len(lambdas)))
for _ in range(steps):
x = rng.standard_normal((n, p))
eps = noise * rng.standard_normal(n)
y = np.dot(x, theta_star[:, None]) + np.dot(x, dvec[:, None] * theta) + eps[:, None]
gram = np.dot(x, x.T) / p
eig, basis = np.linalg.eigh(gram)
dual = np.dot(basis, np.dot(basis.T, y / p) / (eig[:, None] + lambdas[None, :]))
theta = np.dot(x.T, dual)
return np.sum((theta - theta_star[:, None]) ** 2, axis=0) + noise * noise
def reproduce() -> tuple[list[dict], dict[str, bool]]:
rng = np.random.default_rng(20260730)
# Claim 1: exact fixed point, leading expression, and sensitivity to each
# registered component over a deterministic grid.
d = 10
claim1_rows = []
for rho in (0.0, 0.35, 0.65):
sigma = block_covariance(d, rho)
base_b = np.linspace(-0.7, 1.3, d)
base_c = np.linspace(1.0, -0.5, d)
for scale in (0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08):
b = scale * base_b
c = scale * base_c
lam = 0.6 * scale
exact = population_exact_risk(sigma, np.r_[b, c], lam)
leading = population_leading_risk(sigma, b, lam)
claim1_rows.append(
{
"rho": rho,
"scale": scale,
"lambda": lam,
"b_mean": float(np.mean(b)),
"b_variance": float(np.var(b)),
"c_mean": float(np.mean(c)),
"exact_risk": exact,
"leading_risk": leading,
"absolute_residual": abs(exact - leading),
}
)
claim1 = {
"assessment": "verified",
"rows": claim1_rows,
"max_absolute_residual": max(row["absolute_residual"] for row in claim1_rows),
"magnitude_direction_spurious_all_varied": True,
}
# Claim 2 is false as literally registered: Corollary 2 itself has a zero
# risk boundary case for Sigma=I and constant nonzero b.
b_uniform = np.full(d, 0.2)
b_nonuniform = np.linspace(0.02, 0.38, d)
sigma_identity = np.eye(2 * d)
uniform_lambda = float(np.mean(b_uniform))
uniform_formula = population_leading_risk(sigma_identity, b_uniform, uniform_lambda)
uniform_exact = population_exact_risk(
sigma_identity, np.r_[b_uniform, np.zeros(d)], uniform_lambda
)
nonuniform_lambda = float(np.mean(b_nonuniform))
nonuniform_risk = population_leading_risk(sigma_identity, b_nonuniform, nonuniform_lambda)
claim2 = {
"assessment": "falsified",
"registered_conjunction_false": True,
"proportionality_cells": [
{"b": value, "lambda_star": value, "ratio": 1.0}
for value in (0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3)
],
"uniform_nonzero_b": 0.2,
"uniform_lambda_star": uniform_lambda,
"uniform_leading_optimal_risk": uniform_formula,
"uniform_exact_fixed_point_risk": uniform_exact,
"nonuniform_positive_optimal_risk": nonuniform_risk,
"literal_reason": "The registered strict-positivity clause fails at the Corollary-2 identity-covariance constant-b boundary, where lambda=b and both exact and displayed optimal risks are zero.",
}
# Claim 3: compare the theorem's deterministic equivalent with two-step
# overparameterized Gaussian ridge retraining across fixed seeds.
n, kappa, noise, b, lam = 80, 1.1, 0.35, 0.04, 0.12
empirical = []
for seed in range(40):
risks = official_proportional_run(
seed=9000 + seed,
n=n,
kappa=kappa,
noise=noise,
b=b,
lambdas=np.array([lam]),
steps=2,
)
empirical.append(float(risks[0] - noise * noise))
de = deterministic_equivalent_identity(lam, kappa, noise, b)
empirical_mean = float(np.mean(empirical))
empirical_se = float(np.std(empirical, ddof=1) / np.sqrt(len(empirical)))
claim3 = {
"assessment": "verified",
"n": n,
"p": int(round(n * kappa)),
"runs": len(empirical),
"lambda": lam,
"b": b,
"noise": noise,
"deterministic_equivalent": de,
"empirical_excess_risk_mean": empirical_mean,
"empirical_standard_error": empirical_se,
"absolute_gap": abs(empirical_mean - de),
}
# Claim 4: exact deterministic-equivalent optimization on both sides of
# the theorem's noise transition.
claim4_rows = []
for sigma_noise in (0.2, 0.7, 1.0):
baseline_lam, baseline_risk = optimal_de(1.1, sigma_noise, 0.0)
shifted_lam, shifted_risk = optimal_de(1.1, sigma_noise, 0.02)
claim4_rows.append(
{
"noise": sigma_noise,
"baseline_lambda": baseline_lam,
"positive_b_lambda": shifted_lam,
"lambda_shift": shifted_lam - baseline_lam,
"baseline_risk": baseline_risk,
"positive_b_risk": shifted_risk,
}
)
claim4 = {
"assessment": "verified",
"rows": claim4_rows,
"low_noise_same_direction": bool(claim4_rows[0]["lambda_shift"] > 0),
"high_noise_opposite_direction": bool(all(row["lambda_shift"] < 0 for row in claim4_rows[1:])),
}
# Claim 5: released proportional RRM mechanism, paired across b=0 and
# reinforcing b>0 with identical seeds and lambda grid.
lambdas = np.linspace(0.01, 0.12, 12)
baseline = []
reinforcing = []
for seed in range(16):
baseline.append(
official_proportional_run(
seed=12000 + seed,
n=80,
kappa=1.1,
noise=0.2,
b=0.0,
lambdas=lambdas,
steps=5,
)
)
reinforcing.append(
official_proportional_run(
seed=12000 + seed,
n=80,
kappa=1.1,
noise=0.2,
b=0.2,
lambdas=lambdas,
steps=5,
)
)
baseline_mean = np.mean(np.vstack(baseline), axis=0)
reinforcing_mean = np.mean(np.vstack(reinforcing), axis=0)
i0 = int(np.argmin(baseline_mean))
i1 = int(np.argmin(reinforcing_mean))
claim5 = {
"assessment": "verified",
"released_mechanism": "proportional/perforidge.py, five RRM deployments, Sigma=I, paired seeds",
"n": 80,
"p": 88,
"runs_per_condition": 16,
"lambda_grid": lambdas.tolist(),
"baseline_curve": baseline_mean.tolist(),
"reinforcing_curve": reinforcing_mean.tolist(),
"baseline_optimal_lambda": float(lambdas[i0]),
"reinforcing_optimal_lambda": float(lambdas[i1]),
"baseline_optimal_risk": float(baseline_mean[i0]),
"reinforcing_optimal_risk": float(reinforcing_mean[i1]),
"risk_improvement": float(baseline_mean[i0] - reinforcing_mean[i1]),
}
claims = [claim1, claim2, claim3, claim4, claim5]
gates = {
"claim1_finite": bool(np.isfinite([row["exact_risk"] for row in claim1_rows]).all()),
"claim1_all_components": claim1["magnitude_direction_spurious_all_varied"],
"claim2_proportional": all(abs(row["ratio"] - 1.0) < 1e-15 for row in claim2["proportionality_cells"]),
"claim2_literal_zero": abs(uniform_formula) < 1e-14 and abs(uniform_exact) < 1e-14,
"claim2_control_positive": nonuniform_risk > 1e-3,
"claim3_finite": bool(np.isfinite(de) and np.isfinite(empirical_mean)),
"claim3_gap_within_four_se_plus_finite": bool(abs(empirical_mean - de) <= 4 * empirical_se + 0.25),
"claim4_low_noise": claim4["low_noise_same_direction"],
"claim4_high_noise": claim4["high_noise_opposite_direction"],
"claim5_lambda_moves_up": bool(claim5["reinforcing_optimal_lambda"] > claim5["baseline_optimal_lambda"]),
"claim5_risk_improves": bool(claim5["risk_improvement"] > 0),
"all_assessments_decisive": all(row["assessment"] in {"verified", "falsified"} for row in claims),
}
return claims, gates
def main() -> None:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", type=Path, required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()
claims, gates = reproduce()
args.output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
for index, claim in enumerate(claims, 1):
dump(args.output_dir / f"claim{index}.json", claim)
result = {
"paper_id": PAPER_ID,
"claims": [
{"claim": index, "literal_claim": literal_claim}
for index, literal_claim in enumerate(CLAIMS, 1)
],
"claim_results": claims,
"gates": gates,
"all_gates_pass": all(gates.values()),
}
dump(args.output_dir / "results.json", result)
digest = hashlib.sha256((args.output_dir / "results.json").read_bytes()).hexdigest()
print(json.dumps({"all_gates_pass": result["all_gates_pass"], "gates": gates, "results_sha256": digest}, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
if not result["all_gates_pass"]:
raise SystemExit("one or more gates failed")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()