DR. JEFF BECK - THE BAYESIAN BRAIN
Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)
"Blurry is Best": Embracing Uncertainty and Prediction in Science
"Blurry is best," says the author, emphasizing the beauty of uncertainty. Scientific models may not represent absolute truth, but they excel at prediction and data compression. The integration of internalist and externalist cognition, where agents model themselves and others, creates a fascinating ecosystem. While this model may bear some resemblance to reality, it can also be an entire hallucination. The author finds appeal in the free energy principle and its connection to systems identification theory. They ponder the challenge of constructing a simple yet compelling model of the universe."
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