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Can anyone explain what they mean by "Bayesian detachment"? I'm assuming they're describing Bayesian trees with large gaps of priors compelling the need for som

by chaps 4y ago

Can anyone explain what they mean by "Bayesian detachment"? I'm assuming they're describing Bayesian trees with large gaps of priors compelling the need for something to fill those gaps, but it's a phrasing I've never heard before.

mola 4y ago
I believe it means being in a state of mind where you ignore new data and and don't update beliefs because you are sick of contemplating some issue.
- chaps 4y ago
  That's what the article is about, but I'm asking about the specific phrase, as it's used in the article.