Adversarial Robustness, in 5 Readable Parts

A shorter, more readable 5-part path through adversarial robustness: motivation, theory, attacks, defenses, and high-stakes deployment.

Date: September 13, 2025  |  Estimated Reading Time: 2 min  |  Author: Xiaokun Duan

Why AI Can Be Brilliant but Fragile

Why high-performing AI systems can still fail under tiny perturbations, and why that fragility matters.

Date: September 8, 2025  |  Estimated Reading Time: 3 min  |  Author: Xiaokun Duan

What Robustness Really Means

A theory-first guide to Bayes error, gradients, and loss landscapes as the foundation for robustness.

Date: September 9, 2025  |  Estimated Reading Time: 4 min  |  Author: Xiaokun Duan

How Adversarial Attacks Evolved

From FGSM and PGD to 3D attacks, adversarial viewpoints, and explainability attacks.

Date: September 10, 2025  |  Estimated Reading Time: 5 min  |  Author: Xiaokun Duan

How We Defend Models Against Adversarial Attacks

A compact map of the main defense routes: adversarial training, data-centric methods, certification, and efficient purification.

Date: September 11, 2025  |  Estimated Reading Time: 6 min  |  Author: Xiaokun Duan

Robustness in Modern Models and High-Stakes Settings

Why robustness becomes a systems problem in modern architectures and high-cost applications.

Date: September 12, 2025  |  Estimated Reading Time: 5 min  |  Author: Xiaokun Duan