2025
ImageNet-trained CNNs are not biased towards texture: Revisiting feature reliance through controlled suppression
NeurIPS 2025oral
The hypothesis that Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are inherently texture-biased has shaped much of the discourse on feature use in deep learning. We revisit this hypothesis by examining limitations in the cue-conflict experiment by Geirhos et al. To address these limitations, we propose a dom…