# Machine Unlearning on TinyImageNet (50% Random Removal)

Source: [Machine Unlearning on TinyImageNet (50% Random Removal)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-05-19T10:22:55.952Z

Evaluation of Machine Unlearning performance on the TinyImageNet dataset configured for 50% random data removal. Metrics include accuracy retention, unlearning efficacy, MIA results, and computational cost.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Machine Unlearning |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | TinyImageNet 50% random data removal |
| Metric | Retain Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 7 of 7 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Retain Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal.md?metric=Retain%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Unlearn Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal.md?metric=Unlearn%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Test Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal.md?metric=Test%20Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [MIA Efficacy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal.md?metric=MIA%20Efficacy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Average Gap](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal.md?metric=Average%20Gap>): Higher is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Computational Cost (PFLOPs)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/machine-unlearning-on-tinyimagenet-50-percent-random-removal.md?metric=Computational%20Cost%20(PFLOPs)>): Lower is better; unit: SIZE.

## Recorded results

| Method | Retain Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrain | 99.99 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |
| FT | 99.99 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |
| NegGrad+ | 99.99 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |
| ℓ1-sparse | 99.99 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |
| NoT | 99.99 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |
| CoUn | 99.98 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |
| SalUn | 93.59 | Not recorded | 68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a |

### Retrain

Retain Accuracy: 99.99. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f05f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa775a1e209131cea72a43.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FT

Retain Accuracy: 99.99. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f060.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NegGrad+

Retain Accuracy: 99.99. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f061.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa71011e209131cea4e7b9.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/Meghdad92/SCRUB>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ℓ1-sparse

Retain Accuracy: 99.99. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f062.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72001e209131cea540dc.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### NoT

Retain Accuracy: 99.99. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f064.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa775a1e209131cea72a43.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### CoUn

Retain Accuracy: 99.98. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f065.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SalUn

Retain Accuracy: 93.59. Result ID: 6a0c39ebfbc373592c02f063.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7c441e209131cea8d47a.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72cd1e209131cea5888f.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"ResNet-18"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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