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I have very limited statistical background but doesn't variational inference applied in the neural networks make them probabilistic models? The modelling defini
by dumb1224 4y ago
I have very limited statistical background but doesn't variational inference applied in the neural networks make them probabilistic models? The modelling definitely seems so because the math in those papers doesn't even specify whether it's a network (it implies that it can be any model).
- uoaei 4y agoYes indeed. This synthesis of concepts is a great illustration of moving beyond hardened dichotomies in this research space and I believe similar approaches will be fruitful in the years to come.