A recent arXiv preprint investigates the theoretical computational complexity of counting trees and graphs that a graph neural network (GNN) classifies positively. The authors frame this task equivalently as counting structures that satisfy a given formula of modal logic with counting, drawing a formal bridge between machine learning and logic.
The paper's abstract is truncated, so specific results and proof techniques are not yet visible in the announcement. What is clear is the core question: how hard is it to count the number of graphs (or trees) that a GNN would label as positive? By tying this to modal logic with counting, the work suggests a logical lens for understanding GNN expressivity and enumeration problems.
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