1
Kelly Can't Fail
Introduction You may have heard of the Kelly bet allocation strategy. It is a system for correctly exploiting information or bias in a gambling situation. It is also known as a maximally aggressive…
Win-Vector Blog
Data science advising, consulting, and training
- Popular posts
- 4
- Total points
- 915
- HN comments
- 418
- Rank
- #1,428 company
Visit win-vector.com → RSS feedOn Hacker News Oct 2010 – Dec 2024
Math & Algorithms 2Databases & Data 2AI & Machine Learning 2Life, Learning & Writing 1
2
I want flexible queries, not RAG
There is a lot of excitement around retrieval augmented generation or “RAG.” Roughly the idea is: some of the deficiencies in current generative AI or large language models (LLMs) can b…
3
The Sell ∀ ∃ as ∃ ∀ Scam
Artificial intelligence, like machine learning before it, is making big money off what I call the “sell ∀ ∃ as ∃ ∀ scam.” The scam works as follows. Build a sy…
4
A Personal Perspective on Machine Learning
Having a bit of history as both a user of machine learning and a researcher in the field I feel I have developed a useful perspective on the various trends, flavors and nuances in machine learning …