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MAIA: AN INPAINTING-BASED APPROACH FOR MUSIC ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS

  • Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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Abstract

Music adversarial attacks have garnered significant interest in the field of Music Information Retrieval (MIR). In this paper, we present Music Adversarial Inpainting Attack (MAIA), a novel adversarial attack framework that supports both white-box and black-box attack scenarios. MAIA begins with an importance analysis to identify critical audio segments, which are then targeted for modification. Utilizing generative inpainting models, these segments are reconstructed with guidance from the output of the attacked model, ensuring subtle and effective adversarial perturbations. We evaluate MAIA on multiple MIR tasks, demonstrating high attack success rates in both white-box and black-box settings while maintaining minimal perceptual distortion. Additionally, subjective listening tests confirm the high audio fidelity of the adversarial samples. Our findings highlight vulnerabilities in current MIR systems and emphasize the need for more robust and secure models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 26th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2025)
PublisherInternational Society for Music Information Retrieval
Pages805-812
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference
Volume2025
ISSN (Electronic)3006-3094

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