Inflationary Flows: Calibrated Bayesian Inference with Diffusion-Based Models

Inflationary Flows: Calibrated Bayesian Inference with Diffusion-Based Models

[Submitted on 11 Jul 2024] View a PDF of the paper titled Inflationary Flows: Calibrated Bayesian Inference with Diffusion-Based Models, by Daniela de Albuquerque and John Pearson View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Beyond estimating parameters of interest from data, one of the key goals of statistical inference is to properly quantify uncertainty in these estimates. In Bayesian inference, this uncertainty is provided by the posterior distribution, the computation of which typically involves an intractable high-dimensional integral. Among available approximation methods, sampling-based approaches come with strong theoretical guarantees but scale poorly to large problems, while variational approaches scale well but offer few…
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As the US reels from the Trump assassination attempt, China sees weakness

As the US reels from the Trump assassination attempt, China sees weakness

A gunman's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has flung the US back into the spotlight in China.Within one day, topics covering the shooting itself, Trump's response, and viral photos of the Republican nominee's fist-pump have received over 1.7 billion total views on Weibo, per data seen by Business Insider.Many reactions closely mirrored the mood on international social-media platforms like X, with users expressing shock and rushing to decipher the details of the attack.Yet for the Chinese internet, a prevailing outcome of the shooting has been that it confirms a widely held bias of the US being poorly run…
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Single-Image Shadow Removal Using Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Survey

Single-Image Shadow Removal Using Deep Learning: A Comprehensive Survey

arXiv:2407.08865v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Shadow removal aims at restoring the image content within shadow regions, pursuing a uniform distribution of illumination that is consistent between shadow and non-shadow regions. {Comparing to other image restoration tasks, there are two unique challenges in shadow removal:} 1) The patterns of shadows are arbitrary, varied, and often have highly complex trace structures, making ``trace-less'' image recovery difficult. 2) The degradation caused by shadows is spatially non-uniform, resulting in inconsistencies in illumination and color between shadow and non-shadow areas. Recent developments in this field are primarily driven by deep learning-based solutions, employing a variety…
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The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024

The best Chromebook you can buy in 2024

The Chromebook market has grown so much over the past few years that choosing the best Chromebook for you can be hard. The combination of years worth of software updates and manufacturers making laptops with more power, better build quality and long battery life means there are a ton of good Chrome OS machines that work well as everyday drivers. While Google did make things simpler last fall by introducing the Chromebook Plus initiative (more on that below), there are still multiple things to keep in mind when shopping for a new Chromebook. I’ve been testing and reviewing Chromebooks for…
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Evaluating Nuanced Bias in Large Language Model Free Response Answers

Evaluating Nuanced Bias in Large Language Model Free Response Answers

arXiv:2407.08842v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Pre-trained large language models (LLMs) can now be easily adapted for specific business purposes using custom prompts or fine tuning. These customizations are often iteratively re-engineered to improve some aspect of performance, but after each change businesses want to ensure that there has been no negative impact on the system's behavior around such critical issues as bias. Prior methods of benchmarking bias use techniques such as word masking and multiple choice questions to assess bias at scale, but these do not capture all of the nuanced types of bias that can occur in free response…
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Data Machina #261

Data Machina #261

Generative AI + Time-Series Forecasting? Many world-class organisations are starting to invest in new GenAI+TS forecasting methods that involve for example: developing new specialised VAEs, using Vision-Language Models, pre-training the model with trillions of TS data points, or incorporating text embedding and tokenisation into the TS forecasting method. Checkout these 6 very recent, interesting papers that show the impressive, rapid evolution in this area.Re-programming LLMs for time-series modelling. This a great post about how researchers are trying to align the information gap between time series and natural language from every perspective of training a LLM. Re-programming a LLM for time…
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A classmate of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks says the gunman was such a bad shot he got rejected from their high school rifle team

A classmate of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks says the gunman was such a bad shot he got rejected from their high school rifle team

The 20-year-old gunman who fired at former President Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday was a bad shot, his ex-classmate says.Jameson Myers, who said he attended both elementary and high school with the suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, spoke to ABC News after the shooting, which left one rallygoer dead and two others injured.Myers told ABC News Crooks had tried to join their high school's rifle team, but was rejected and told not to try out again."He didn't just not make the team, he was asked not to come back because how bad of a shot he…
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