“Before machine learning, multivariate regression provided an efficient way to condition on multiple things, without the need to calculate dozens, hundreds, or thousands of conditional averages. Regression takes the data and tries to find the result that minimizes prediction mistakes, maximizing what is called “goodness of fit.”
― Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
― Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
“So then you’re free?’
‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom.”
― Amerika
‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom.”
― Amerika
“For he used to say...that knowledge of the soul would unfailingly make us melancholy if the pleasures of expression did not keep us alert and of good cheer.”
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“Semilla’s Phlegm-O-Matic promptly made an observation. ‘Wow Semilla look at that shuttle.’
‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed.
‘Raymond?’ Burt said incredulously.
‘I had to give him a name, didn’t I?”
― Our Blue Orange
‘Keep your voice down Raymond we’re in danger,’ Semilla hissed.
‘Raymond?’ Burt said incredulously.
‘I had to give him a name, didn’t I?”
― Our Blue Orange
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