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> Is Bayesian Deep Learning worth looking into if I don't have much interest in statistical applications but much more just using deep learning as general purpo
by nestorD 7y ago
> Is Bayesian Deep Learning worth looking into if I don't have much interest in statistical applications but much more just using deep learning as general purpose functions?
If you manage to build a model with a high accuracy and a sensible uncertainty on the output, you can use that information to do a lot of great things such as :
- obviously apply the method to domains that require uncertainty for legal or technical reasons (simulation)
- adding sample to improve you knowledge around uncertain input (active learning)
- use an optimized betting strategy that takes risks into account (bayesian optimization)
Gaussian process are a prime example of that but I am not aware of a deep learning approach that realises this (yet).
- nestorD 7y agoI stand corrected, after some research, I found a paper that offers a promising way to get good uncertainty information from a deep learning model : http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/yarin.gal/website/blog_3d801aa532c1ce.html http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/yarin.gal/website/blog_3d801aa...