Technology
HOGWILD!-Gibbs can be PanAccurate
Constantinos Daskalakis, Nishanth Dikkala, Siddhartha Jayanti
Asynchronous Gibbs sampling has been recently shown to be fast-mixing and an accurate method for estimating probabilities of events on a small number of variables of a graphical model satisfying Dobrushin's condition [DSOR16].
Discovering Creative Behaviors through DUPLEX: Diverse Universal Features for Policy Exploration
The ability to approach the same problem from different angles is a cornerstone of human intelligence that leads to robust solutions and effective adaptation to problem variations. In contrast, current RL methodologies tend to lead to policies that settle on a single solution to a given problem, making them brittle to problem variations. Replicating human flexibility in reinforcement learning agents is the challenge that we explore in this work.
A Step Toward Quantifying Independently Reproducible Machine Learning Research
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Representation Learning for Treatment Effect Estimation from Observational Data
Liuyi Yao, Sheng Li, Yaliang Li, Mengdi Huai, Jing Gao, Aidong Zhang
Neural Information Processing Systems http://nips.cc/
Domes to Drones: Self-Supervised Active Triangulation for 3D Human Pose Reconstruction
In contrast, 3d pose estimation from a single image is ill-posed due to occlusion and depth ambiguities.
Hobbies could hold key to beating loneliness, say Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats believe hobbies could be the answer to the UK's growing problem of loneliness and social isolation. The party has said £42m could be spent to extend the opening hours of spaces such as libraries and community centres, while a further one-off £40m could go towards helping existing hobby groups hold outreach events or buy equipment. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: Sharing a passion with others in your community is one of the most powerful ways to fight loneliness. The government says it is committed to helping people to make social connections across a wide range of its social policies. At the end of last year, the Office for National Statistics research found that 33% of Britons aged 16 to 29 reported feeling lonely often, always or some of the time.