llull

5 ms·

1.
EU regulations on algorithmic decision-making and a “right to explanation”(arxiv.org)
4 points by llull 10y ago|0 comments
2.
by llull 10y ago
Chaff? For a project where one has total control, yes. When one has to get approval and deal with a specific list of approved licenses (which may not include one's particular favourite, no matter how sensible it seems to oneself), th
3.
by llull 10y ago
Idris. Really interesting language exploring dependent types for practical programming, but not yet production ready.
4.
by llull 10y ago
Bandits are great, but using the theory correctly can be difficult (and if accidentally incorrectly applied then ones results can easily become pathologically bad). For instance, the standard stochastic setup requires that learning instanc
5.
by llull 10y ago
The truth of the essay is illustrated by studies that show lower social mobility over longer generational windows, i.e. ones grandfather's income quintile is a better predictor of ones owns than ones fathers's. The intangible cul
6.
by llull 11y ago
What a strange statement/article. I had to check all three of those as an undergrad, associativity of matrix multiplication was definitely first year linear algebra, and I think elliptic curve product was first year number theory. (an
7.
by llull 11y ago
No, Chinese characters do not stop "moveable type taking off". Moveable type printing was in fact invented in China, nearly 1000 years ago, and widely used.
8.
by llull 11y ago
I just retried, and it does now gets it right for me too. Wow.
9.
by llull 11y ago
Very neat. One problem is immediate: when I handwrite an "x" for maths, it is as two 'c's touching back-to-back, so as not to confuse with some multiplication/cross-product symbol; such input proves very confusing