Koki Wataoka

MergePrint: Merge-Resistant Fingerprints for Robust Black-box Ownership Verification of Large Language Models

Protecting the intellectual property of Large Language Models (LLMs) has become increasingly critical due to the high cost of training. Model merging, which integrates multiple expert models into a single multi-task model, introduces a novel risk of unauthorized use of LLMs due to its efficient merg…