johnmoberg

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   by johnmoberg 8y ago

   I think it's clear that alcohol consumption is a burden on society, but I think the headline exaggerates matters a bit. The relative risk is only 0.5% greater at one standard drink per day, relative to no alcohol consumption (see figur
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   by johnmoberg 8y ago

   Ben's blog series culminated in a nice article[1] touring reinforcement learning. He also held a tutorial on the topic at ICML[2]. They might address some of your concerns. [1]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.09460 [2
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   Neural scene representation and rendering(deepmind.com)

   545 points by johnmoberg 8y ago|114 comments
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   by johnmoberg 8y ago

   Unless natural disaster and/or war resets humanity, it seems inevitable. One only needs to concede that there is (probably) nothing special about the biological nature of the brain.
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   by johnmoberg 8y ago

   How can Bayesian stuff be seen as a subset or superset of deep learning?
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   by johnmoberg 8y ago

   It's a fantastic book! The authors have been working on a second edition for a few years, and I think it's finally finished. A draft is generously available here: http://incompleteideas.net/book/the-book-2nd.h
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   by johnmoberg 10y ago

   If you like proofs and rigor, take a look at "Statistical Inference" by Casella and Berger.