SPG_ML / active_learning.py
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"""
Active Learning Module for Cognexa ML Service
Implements uncertainty-based active learning to identify the most informative
samples for human review, minimizing labeling cost while maximizing model improvement.
Strategies:
- Least confidence sampling: pick samples where model is least certain
- Margin sampling: smallest gap between top-2 class probabilities
- Entropy sampling: highest Shannon entropy across class probabilities
- Query-by-committee (QBC): disagreement between ensemble members
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import logging
import uuid
from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict, field
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
import numpy as np
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Data Structures
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@dataclass
class UncertainSample:
"""A sample flagged by active learning as needing human review."""
sample_id: str
user_id: str
task_id: Optional[str]
features: Dict[str, float]
current_prediction: Dict[str, Any]
uncertainty_score: float # 0-1; higher = more uncertain
uncertainty_method: str # 'least_confidence' | 'margin' | 'entropy' | 'qbc'
query_priority: int # 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest)
created_at: str
reviewed: bool = False
review_label: Optional[Any] = None
reviewer_id: Optional[str] = None
reviewed_at: Optional[str] = None
@dataclass
class ActiveLearningBatch:
"""A batch of uncertain samples to present to reviewers."""
batch_id: str
strategy: str
samples: List[UncertainSample]
total_pool_size: int
batch_size: int
created_at: str
expected_model_gain: float # Estimated accuracy improvement if all labeled
@dataclass
class ActiveLearningStats:
"""Aggregate statistics for active learning progress."""
total_queried: int
total_reviewed: int
total_pending: int
review_rate: float
avg_uncertainty: float
coverage_by_strategy: Dict[str, int]
model_improvement_estimate: float
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Uncertainty Estimators
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class UncertaintyEstimator:
"""Computes uncertainty scores from model predictions."""
@staticmethod
def least_confidence(probabilities: List[float]) -> float:
"""
1 - max(p): how far the most-confident class is from certainty.
Range [0, 1); higher means more uncertain.
"""
if not probabilities:
return 0.5
return 1.0 - max(probabilities)
@staticmethod
def margin_confidence(probabilities: List[float]) -> float:
"""
Margin between two highest probabilities.
Range [0, 1); lower margin = higher uncertainty.
Returns 1 - margin so higher = more uncertain.
"""
if len(probabilities) < 2:
return 0.5
sorted_probs = sorted(probabilities, reverse=True)
margin = sorted_probs[0] - sorted_probs[1]
return 1.0 - margin
@staticmethod
def entropy(probabilities: List[float]) -> float:
"""
Shannon entropy: H = -sum(p * log2(p)).
Normalised to [0, 1] by dividing by log2(n_classes).
"""
if not probabilities:
return 0.5
n = len(probabilities)
if n == 1:
return 0.0
eps = 1e-10
h = -sum(p * np.log2(p + eps) for p in probabilities if p > 0)
return h / np.log2(n)
@staticmethod
def query_by_committee(predictions_list: List[List[float]]) -> float:
"""
Vote entropy: how much committee members disagree.
predictions_list: list of probability vectors from each committee member.
Returns 0 if all agree, 1 if maximally disagree.
"""
if not predictions_list or len(predictions_list) < 2:
return 0.0
n_members = len(predictions_list)
n_classes = len(predictions_list[0])
# Count votes for each class (argmax)
votes = [int(np.argmax(p)) for p in predictions_list]
vote_counts = np.bincount(votes, minlength=n_classes)
vote_probs = vote_counts / n_members
eps = 1e-10
h = -sum(v * np.log2(v + eps) for v in vote_probs if v > 0)
return h / np.log2(n_members) if n_members > 1 else 0.0
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Active Learning Selector
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ActiveLearningSelector:
"""
Selects the most informative unlabeled samples from a candidate pool.
"""
def __init__(self, strategy: str = "entropy", threshold: float = 0.65):
"""
Args:
strategy: 'least_confidence' | 'margin' | 'entropy' | 'qbc'
threshold: minimum uncertainty score to include in batch (0-1)
"""
self.strategy = strategy
self.threshold = threshold
self.estimator = UncertaintyEstimator()
def score_sample(
self,
prediction: Dict[str, Any],
committee_predictions: Optional[List[List[float]]] = None,
) -> float:
"""Compute an uncertainty score for a single prediction."""
completion_prob = float(prediction.get("completion_probability", 0.5))
delay_prob = float(prediction.get("delay_probability", 1.0 - completion_prob))
probs = [completion_prob, delay_prob]
if self.strategy == "least_confidence":
return self.estimator.least_confidence(probs)
elif self.strategy == "margin":
return self.estimator.margin_confidence(probs)
elif self.strategy == "entropy":
return self.estimator.entropy(probs)
elif self.strategy == "qbc" and committee_predictions:
return self.estimator.query_by_committee(committee_predictions)
else:
# Default: entropy
return self.estimator.entropy(probs)
def select_batch(
self,
candidate_pool: List[Dict[str, Any]],
batch_size: int = 20,
user_id: Optional[str] = None,
) -> ActiveLearningBatch:
"""
Select the top-k uncertain samples from candidate_pool.
Args:
candidate_pool: list of dicts with keys:
- task_id (str)
- features (Dict[str, float])
- prediction (Dict[str, Any])
- committee_predictions (optional List[List[float]])
batch_size: how many samples to include
user_id: optional user constraint
Returns:
ActiveLearningBatch with ranked uncertain samples.
"""
scored: List[Tuple[float, Dict[str, Any]]] = []
for candidate in candidate_pool:
prediction = candidate.get("prediction", {})
committee = candidate.get("committee_predictions")
score = self.score_sample(prediction, committee)
if score >= self.threshold:
scored.append((score, candidate))
# Sort descending by uncertainty
scored.sort(key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True)
top_k = scored[:batch_size]
samples = []
for rank, (score, candidate) in enumerate(top_k, 1):
priority = min(5, max(1, int((1.0 - score) * 5) + 1))
sample = UncertainSample(
sample_id=str(uuid.uuid4()),
user_id=user_id or candidate.get("user_id", "unknown"),
task_id=candidate.get("task_id"),
features=candidate.get("features", {}),
current_prediction=candidate.get("prediction", {}),
uncertainty_score=round(score, 4),
uncertainty_method=self.strategy,
query_priority=priority,
created_at=datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
)
samples.append(sample)
# Estimate model gain (heuristic: based on avg uncertainty of selected batch)
avg_uncertainty = np.mean([s.uncertainty_score for s in samples]) if samples else 0.0
model_gain = avg_uncertainty * 0.05 # ~5% improvement per 1.0 of uncertainty
return ActiveLearningBatch(
batch_id=str(uuid.uuid4()),
strategy=self.strategy,
samples=samples,
total_pool_size=len(candidate_pool),
batch_size=len(samples),
created_at=datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
expected_model_gain=round(model_gain, 4),
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Active Learning Manager (persistence + orchestration)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ActiveLearningManager:
"""
Manages the active learning pipeline:
- Stores uncertain sample batches
- Tracks which have been reviewed
- Provides stats for the dashboard
"""
def __init__(self, data_dir: str = "data/active_learning"):
self.data_dir = Path(data_dir)
self.data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
self.pending_file = self.data_dir / "pending_samples.json"
self.reviewed_file = self.data_dir / "reviewed_samples.json"
self._pending: List[UncertainSample] = self._load(self.pending_file)
self._reviewed: List[UncertainSample] = self._load(self.reviewed_file)
# -- Persistence ----------------------------------------------------------
def _load(self, path: Path) -> List[UncertainSample]:
if not path.exists():
return []
try:
with open(path) as f:
raw = json.load(f)
return [UncertainSample(**item) for item in raw]
except Exception as e:
logger.warning("Could not load %s: %s", path, e)
return []
def _save_pending(self):
with open(self.pending_file, "w") as f:
json.dump([asdict(s) for s in self._pending], f, indent=2)
def _save_reviewed(self):
with open(self.reviewed_file, "w") as f:
json.dump([asdict(s) for s in self._reviewed], f, indent=2)
# -- Public API -----------------------------------------------------------
def add_batch(self, batch: ActiveLearningBatch):
"""Persist a new batch of uncertain samples."""
self._pending.extend(batch.samples)
self._save_pending()
logger.info(
"Active learning: %d samples added (strategy=%s)", len(batch.samples), batch.strategy
)
def get_pending_samples(
self,
user_id: Optional[str] = None,
limit: int = 20,
) -> List[UncertainSample]:
"""Retrieve pending (unreviewed) samples for review."""
samples = [s for s in self._pending if not s.reviewed]
if user_id:
samples = [s for s in samples if s.user_id == user_id]
# Prioritise by uncertainty score descending
samples.sort(key=lambda s: s.uncertainty_score, reverse=True)
return samples[:limit]
def submit_review(
self,
sample_id: str,
label: Any,
reviewer_id: Optional[str] = None,
) -> bool:
"""Mark a sample as reviewed with a human-provided label."""
for sample in self._pending:
if sample.sample_id == sample_id and not sample.reviewed:
sample.reviewed = True
sample.review_label = label
sample.reviewer_id = reviewer_id
sample.reviewed_at = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
self._reviewed.append(sample)
self._pending = [s for s in self._pending if s.sample_id != sample_id]
self._save_pending()
self._save_reviewed()
logger.info("Sample %s reviewed with label=%s", sample_id, label)
return True
return False
def get_reviewed_samples(
self,
since_hours: int = 168, # default: last 7 days
limit: int = 200,
) -> List[UncertainSample]:
"""Retrieve recently reviewed samples (used to trigger retraining)."""
cutoff = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(hours=since_hours)
results = [
s for s in self._reviewed
if s.reviewed_at and datetime.fromisoformat(s.reviewed_at) > cutoff
]
return results[:limit]
def get_training_data(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Export reviewed samples as training records."""
records = []
for s in self._reviewed:
if s.review_label is not None:
record = {
**s.features,
"label": s.review_label,
"task_id": s.task_id,
"user_id": s.user_id,
"reviewed_at": s.reviewed_at,
}
records.append(record)
return records
def get_stats(self) -> ActiveLearningStats:
"""Aggregate stats for the active learning dashboard."""
all_samples = self._pending + self._reviewed
reviewed = [s for s in all_samples if s.reviewed]
pending = [s for s in self._pending if not s.reviewed]
strategy_counts: Dict[str, int] = {}
for s in all_samples:
strategy_counts[s.uncertainty_method] = (
strategy_counts.get(s.uncertainty_method, 0) + 1
)
avg_unc = (
float(np.mean([s.uncertainty_score for s in pending])) if pending else 0.0
)
# Rough model gain estimate: each reviewed sample reduces uncertainty by ~0.1%
model_gain = min(0.20, len(reviewed) * 0.001)
return ActiveLearningStats(
total_queried=len(all_samples),
total_reviewed=len(reviewed),
total_pending=len(pending),
review_rate=len(reviewed) / max(1, len(all_samples)),
avg_uncertainty=round(avg_unc, 4),
coverage_by_strategy=strategy_counts,
model_improvement_estimate=round(model_gain, 4),
)
def should_retrain(self, min_new_samples: int = 50) -> bool:
"""Return True if enough new reviewed samples warrant model retraining."""
new_samples = self.get_reviewed_samples(since_hours=24)
return len(new_samples) >= min_new_samples
def export_for_retraining(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Export all reviewed data ready for model retraining."""
training_data = self.get_training_data()
return {
"records": training_data,
"count": len(training_data),
"exported_at": datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
"ready_for_training": len(training_data) >= 10,
}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Convenience factory (singleton)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
_manager_instance: Optional[ActiveLearningManager] = None
def get_active_learning_manager() -> ActiveLearningManager:
global _manager_instance
if _manager_instance is None:
_manager_instance = ActiveLearningManager()
return _manager_instance
def run_active_learning_query(
candidate_pool: List[Dict[str, Any]],
strategy: str = "entropy",
batch_size: int = 20,
user_id: Optional[str] = None,
threshold: float = 0.55,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
High-level entrypoint: score a pool of prediction candidates and return
the most uncertain subset formatted for the REST API.
"""
selector = ActiveLearningSelector(strategy=strategy, threshold=threshold)
batch = selector.select_batch(candidate_pool, batch_size=batch_size, user_id=user_id)
manager = get_active_learning_manager()
manager.add_batch(batch)
return {
"batch_id": batch.batch_id,
"strategy": batch.strategy,
"samples_selected": batch.batch_size,
"pool_size": batch.total_pool_size,
"expected_model_gain": batch.expected_model_gain,
"samples": [asdict(s) for s in batch.samples],
"created_at": batch.created_at,
}