Causal AI dictum: A dataset is model-free
Time and time again, Judea Pearl makes the point on Twitter to neural net advocates that they are trying to do a provably impossible task,… Read More »Causal AI dictum: A dataset is model-free
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Why I think the Potential Outcomes Theory is woefully incomplete without Pearl’s enhancements to it
Judea Pearl (left) and Donald Rubin (right) taken in 2014. Full disclosure: I am a big fan of Judea Pearl and his contributions to Bayesian… Read More »Why I think the Potential Outcomes Theory is woefully incomplete without Pearl’s enhancements to it
Discontinuities in Causal AI. Classical & Quantum Detectors
A classic classical discontinuity: “Leaping the Chasm” (1886) by Ashley Bennett, son of photographer Henry Hamilton Bennett, jumping to “Stand Rock”. See www.wisconsinhistory.org I am… Read More »Discontinuities in Causal AI. Classical & Quantum Detectors
New chapter on (in) Rubin’s Theory of Potential Outcomes
Judea Pearl (left) and Donald Rubin (right). The 2 fathers of PO. (Photo shot in 2014 and pilfered by me from “The Book of Why”,… Read More »New chapter on (in) Rubin’s Theory of Potential Outcomes
Quantum d-separation and quantum belief propagation à la Pearl
I’ve just written a new paper entitled: “Quantum d-separation and quantum belief propagation”. Here is the abstract: The goal of this paper is to generalize… Read More »Quantum d-separation and quantum belief propagation à la Pearl
No Causation without representation!
My free book Bayesuvius now has 39 chapters. I had been postponing writing the chapters on Pearl causality until now, because I consider them to… Read More »No Causation without representation!
Quantum Neural Net, an Oxymoron
Venn diagram showing overlap between “quantum” and “neural network” The term “quantum neural networks” is being used with increasing frequency by the quantum computing community.… Read More »Quantum Neural Net, an Oxymoron
Simpson’s Paradox, the Bane of Clinical Trials
(This article is now a chapter of my github proto-book Bayesuvius) Simpson’s paradox is a recurring nightmare for all statisticians overseeing a clinical trial for… Read More »Simpson’s Paradox, the Bane of Clinical Trials
Added Chapter on Reinforcement Learning to my book “Bayesuvius” on Bayesian Networks
I just uploaded a new chapter to my github proto-book “Bayesuvius”. This chapter deals with Reinforcement Learning (RL) done right, i.e., with Bayesian Networks 🙂… Read More »Added Chapter on Reinforcement Learning to my book “Bayesuvius” on Bayesian Networks
QC Paulinesia, !(yet another book about quantum computing)
Today I uploaded to github the first version of my book “QC Paulinesia” about Quantum Computing. The title is a play on the surname of… Read More »QC Paulinesia, !(yet another book about quantum computing)