#generalization — Public Fediverse posts

Three legs are needed for deductive causal inference:
"Without assumptions regarding construct validity, one cannot accurately label the cause or outcome. Without assumptions regarding external validity, one cannot label the conditions enabling the cause to have an effect. If any of the assumptions regarding internal, construct, and external validity are missing, the claim is not deductively supported. The critical role of theoretical and substantive knowledge in deductive causal inference is illuminated by making such assumptions explicit. This article critically reviews approaches to identification in causal inference while developing a framework called causal specification. Causal specification augments existing identification strategies to enable and justify deductive, generalized claims about causes and effects. In the process, we review a variety of developments in the philosophy of science and causality and interdisciplinary social science methodology."

Esterling, K., Brady, D. & Schwitzgebel, E. (2025). "The necessity of construct and external validity for deductive causal inference" https://doi.org/10.1515/jci-2024-0002

#logics #validity #deduction #generalization #identification #causality #correlations #ProofTheory #PhilSci #truth #causalInference #socialScience

Three legs are needed for deductive causal inference:
"Without assumptions regarding construct validity, one cannot accurately label the cause or outcome. Without assumptions regarding external validity, one cannot label the conditions enabling the cause to have an effect. If any of the assumptions regarding internal, construct, and external validity are missing, the claim is not deductively supported. The critical role of theoretical and substantive knowledge in deductive causal inference is illuminated by making such assumptions explicit. This article critically reviews approaches to identification in causal inference while developing a framework called causal specification. Causal specification augments existing identification strategies to enable and justify deductive, generalized claims about causes and effects. In the process, we review a variety of developments in the philosophy of science and causality and interdisciplinary social science methodology."

Esterling, K., Brady, D. & Schwitzgebel, E. (2025). "The necessity of construct and external validity for deductive causal inference" https://doi.org/10.1515/jci-2024-0002

#logics #validity #deduction #generalization #identification #causality #correlations #ProofTheory #PhilSci #truth #causalInference #socialScience

It’s incredible that these two identities can explain so much.

Link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.03754

#math #calculus #euler #unification #generalization #integrals #integration

Ilya Sutskever argues that we’re shifting from the age of scaling to the age of research: today’s models excel on benchmarks but still generalize far worse than humans. The interview highlights why future progress will depend on new learning principles, continual learning, and a deeper understanding of generalization — not just more compute.
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutskever-2
#AIResearch #Generalization #FutureOfAI

Ilya Sutskever argues that we’re shifting from the age of scaling to the age of research: today’s models excel on benchmarks but still generalize far worse than humans. The interview highlights why future progress will depend on new learning principles, continual learning, and a deeper understanding of generalization — not just more compute.
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutskever-2
#AIResearch #Generalization #FutureOfAI

How does the #brain transfer #MotorSkills between hands? This study reveals that transfer relies on re-expressing the neural patterns established during initial learning in distributed higher-order brain areas, offering new insights into learning #generalization @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41LOAWf

How does the #brain transfer #MotorSkills between hands? This study reveals that transfer relies on re-expressing the neural patterns established during initial learning in distributed higher-order brain areas, offering new insights into learning #generalization @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41LOAWf

Just Ask for Generalization

https://evjang.com/2021/10/23/generalization.html

#HackerNews #Just #Ask #for #Generalization #AI #Generalization #MachineLearning #DataScience #HackerNews

Just Ask for Generalization

https://evjang.com/2021/10/23/generalization.html

#HackerNews #Just #Ask #for #Generalization #AI #Generalization #MachineLearning #DataScience #HackerNews

Pipeline release! nf-core/drugresponseeval v1.1.0 - Drugresponseeval 1.1.0 - Humongous Zapdos!

Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/drugresponseeval/releases/tag/1.1.0

#celllines #crossvalidation #deeplearning #drugresponse #drugresponseprediction #drugs #fairprinciples #generalization #hyperparametertuning #machinelearning #randomizationtests #robustnessassessment #training #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

Pipeline release! nf-core/drugresponseeval v1.1.0 - Drugresponseeval 1.1.0 - Humongous Zapdos!

Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/drugresponseeval/releases/tag/1.1.0

#celllines #crossvalidation #deeplearning #drugresponse #drugresponseprediction #drugs #fairprinciples #generalization #hyperparametertuning #machinelearning #randomizationtests #robustnessassessment #training #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

'Random Pruning Over-parameterized Neural Networks Can Improve Generalization: A Training Dynamics Analysis', by Hongru Yang, Yingbin Liang, Xiaojie Guo, Lingfei Wu, Zhangyang Wang.

http://jmlr.org/papers/v26/23-0832.html

#pruning #pruned #generalization

'Random Pruning Over-parameterized Neural Networks Can Improve Generalization: A Training Dynamics Analysis', by Hongru Yang, Yingbin Liang, Xiaojie Guo, Lingfei Wu, Zhangyang Wang.

http://jmlr.org/papers/v26/23-0832.html

#pruning #pruned #generalization

Humans can apply solutions of past problems to new problems. @gershbrain @nicoschuck &co reveal the neural correlates of #generalization and show that humans apply past policies in a reward-sensitive manner that leads to high performance @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3SJPMof

Humans can apply solutions of past problems to new problems. @gershbrain @nicoschuck &co reveal the neural correlates of #generalization and show that humans apply past policies in a reward-sensitive manner that leads to high performance @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3SJPMof

π0.5: A VLA with open-world generalization

https://pi.website/blog/pi05

#HackerNews #π0.5 #VLA #openworld #generalization #machinelearning #AI

π0.5: A VLA with open-world generalization

https://pi.website/blog/pi05

#HackerNews #π0.5 #VLA #openworld #generalization #machinelearning #AI

e509 — Maverick and Marbles

e509 with Michael and Michael - stories and discussion all around #AI, #LLMs, #llamas, generated #Quake, #grokking, #generalization and much more.

https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/04/14/e509-maverick-and-marbles/

e509 — Maverick and Marbles

e509 with Michael and Michael - stories and discussion all around #AI, #LLMs, #llamas, generated #Quake, #grokking, #generalization and much more.

https://gamesatwork.biz/2025/04/14/e509-maverick-and-marbles/

Pipeline release! nf-core/drugresponseeval v1.0.0 - 1.0.0!

Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/drugresponseeval/releases/tag/1.0.0

#celllines #crossvalidation #deeplearning #drugresponse #drugresponseprediction #drugs #fairprinciples #generalization #hyperparametertuning #machinelearning #randomizationtests #robustnessassessment #training #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

People value us for the value (they believe) we (might) add to them.

Generalizing of course, but it's all transactional. There's no (longer) valuing people for just who they are.

#society #people #life #generalization

'Generalization on the Unseen, Logic Reasoning and Degree Curriculum', by Emmanuel Abbe, Samy Bengio, Aryo Lotfi, Kevin Rizk.

http://jmlr.org/papers/v25/24-0220.html

#sparse #learns #generalization

'Mentored Learning: Improving Generalization and Convergence of Student Learner', by Xiaofeng Cao, Yaming Guo, Heng Tao Shen, Ivor W. Tsang, James T. Kwok.

http://jmlr.org/papers/v25/23-1213.html

#learners #learner #generalization

'Neural Networks with Sparse Activation Induced by Large Bias: Tighter Analysis with Bias-Generalized NTK', by Hongru Yang, Ziyu Jiang, Ruizhe Zhang, Yingbin Liang, Zhangyang Wang.

http://jmlr.org/papers/v25/23-0831.html

#sparse #gradient #generalization

@schizanon @strebski @fossdd I think #nationalism and #generalization are important factors for war and killing. I try to treat living beings as #individuals.

#STARTREK #LogicalThinking #70 - Proof By Example (Inappropriate #Generalization)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjntoaujuF0

#Trek #LogicalThinking #Philosophy #Spock #Enterprise #TAS #StarTrekTAS #TheAnimatedSeries