Adaptive Equilibrium: Dynamic Weighting Framework for Generalized Interruption of DeepFake Models

arXiv cs.LG / 5/4/2026

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Key Points

  • The paper identifies “interruption imbalance” as a key bottleneck in developing generalized deepfake disruption methods that work across many model architectures.
  • It argues that static gradient normalization can fail to resolve architectural conflicts, leading optimization to favor weaker (more susceptible) models while underperforming on stronger ones.
  • To address this, the authors propose the Adaptive Equilibrium Framework (AEF), which dynamically reweights interruption strength using real-time loss feedback from models.
  • Experiments indicate AEF produces more balanced interruption performance by maintaining a consistent interruption success rate across diverse evaluated architectures.
  • Overall, the work reframes the training objective from an average-case optimization to achieving an adaptive, uniformly effective equilibrium state.

Abstract

The advancement of generalized deepfake disruption is constrained by the interruption imbalance, a fundamental bottleneck inherent to the generation of universal perturbations. We reveal that conventional static gradient normalization fundamentally struggles to resolve architectural conflicts, causing the optimization to bias towards susceptible models while neglecting resistant ones. We argue that achieving high and uniform effectiveness requires resolving this imbalance by reaching an adaptive equilibrium. We propose the Adaptive Equilibrium Framework (AEF), which employs a dynamic weighting mechanism that utilizes real-time loss feedback to adaptively assign greater interruption weights to the most resistant models. This approach shifts the optimization from an average-case problem to finding a dynamic balance, driving the perturbation to a uniformly effective equilibrium state. Comprehensive experiments validate that AEF achieves a more balanced interruption performance, maintaining a consistent interruption success rate across the evaluated diverse architectures.