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In essence: “You cant know in advance how far the model can approximate semantic patterns” So claiming that out-of-sample performance is a mirage, would be a b

In essence: “You cant know in advance how far the model can approximate semantic patterns” So claiming that out-of-sample performance is a mirage, would be a bridge too far?

ethbr1 3y ago
Maybe "a mirage that might actually be true"? Which is a terrible thing to rely on! Unless it's usually true?
- intended 3y ago
  That measurement is the core of my current tasks. If you don’t know the error rate - then what are you doing ?
  - ethbr1 3y ago
    Delivering what some executive promised when they told investors 'the company is using AI.' /s
    - intended 3y ago
      A Virtual beer/poison of choice to you and mjburgess in this thread.