Tag Archives: probability theory

LM101-010: How to Learn Statistical Regularities (MAP and maximum likelihood estimation)

Episode Summary: In this podcast episode, we discuss fundamental principles of learning in statistical environments including the design of learning machines that can use prior knowledge to facilitate and guide the learning of statistical regularities. Show Notes: Hello everyone! Welcome to the tenth podcast in the podcast series Learning Machines 101. In this series of podcasts my goal… Read More »

LM101-008: How to Represent Beliefs using Probability Theory

Episode Summary: This episode focusses upon how an intelligent system can represent beliefs about its environment using fuzzy measure theory. Probability theory is introduced as a special case of fuzzy measure theory which is consistent with classical laws of logical inference. Show Notes: Hello everyone! Welcome to the eighth podcast in the podcast series Learning Machines 101. In… Read More »