AAAI 2026

January 25, 2026

Singapore, Singapore

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High-dimensional mediation analysis (HMA) seeks to uncover complex causal mechanisms involving numerous mediators and plays a crucial role in scientific and social science domains. In this work, we introduce the Generative Adversarial High-dimensional Mediation Network (GAHMN), a novel, scalable structured generative modeling framework designed for causal analysis in high-dimensional settings. GAHMN formulates mediation analysis as dual conditional generative blocks, explicitly capturing mediators' dual roles as outcomes influenced by treatments and as predictors affecting outcomes. Each block integrates a high-dimensional partially linear structure with multi-channel convolutional layers, promoting effective parameter sharing and enhanced representation learning. To induce sparsity and accurate mediator selection, GAHMN employs customized min-max optimization problems with $\ell_1$ penalties on generator parameters, alongside specially designed optimization algorithms for efficient computation. Unlike existing benchmark methods relying on restrictive parametric assumptions or random-effect specifications, GAHMN flexibly captures heterogeneity, complex distributions, and inter-mediator correlations. Through our carefully design, the complexity of GAHMN is $O(p)$ rather than $O(p^2)$ ($p$ is the number of mediators) in conventional approach. Theoretical results rigorously ensures estimation consistency, convergence rate, and accurate sparse recovery. GAHMN also serves as a structured generative causal modeling framework, extending to causal decomposition, structural equation modeling, and counterfactual policy evaluation. Extensive numerical experiments confirm GAHMN's superior performance and robustness in synthetic and real-world scenarios.

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