How AI Solves the Impossible Search Problem
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In this video, we explore Variational Inference and ELBO (Evidence lower bound) – foundational mathematical concepts that allow intelligent systems to model probability distributions in a tractable manner.
🕒 OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Setting up the problem
03:38 Latent Variable formalism
05:14 Parametrizing Distributions
09:36 Training Objective
15:52 Shortform
16:57 Importance Sampling
20:26 Variational Distribution
23:26 ELBO: Evidence lower bound
30:22 Conclusion
📚 FURTHER READING & REFERENCES:
Probability fundamentals: • The Key Equation Behind Probability
Free Energy Principle: • A Universal Theory of Brain Function
Backpropagation: • The Most Important Algorithm in Machine Le...
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