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They are used heavily in ML, how do you think VAEs work? The white elephants are mostly the DSLs/frameworks that would have better off been torch/tensorflow ex
by KRAKRISMOTT 3y ago
They are used heavily in ML, how do you think VAEs work?
The white elephants are mostly the DSLs/frameworks that would have better off been torch/tensorflow extensions.
- palmy 3y agoThough I see what you're saying, using a PPL for VAEs just seems like overkill given the simplistic nature of VAEs. PPLs are useful when the data generation process is not easily represented by something like a simple multivariate Gaussian, etc. You find many good examples academic research, e.g. epidemiology.
- KRAKRISMOTT 3y agoYes but mathematical integration (to solve Bayesian equations) is difficult, the higher the dimension, the more difficult it is. That's why differentiation is preferred. The concepts behind PPL are firmly entrenched in probabilistic ML, the ideas were never lost.