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LTT: Arnon Levy
December 6, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
Approximating Bayes?
On The Role of Approximations in Bayesian Cognitive Science
The Bayesian framework is prominent in contemporary cognitive science. Its key tenet is that many aspects of cognition can be modeled as a one form or another of Bayesian inference. Early work within the framework applied this idea in a fairly direct manner. But, due to considerations of tractability and explanatory power, more recent work has appealed to approximations – such as Monte Carlo simulations and related methods. Consequently, Bayesian cognitive scientists now tend to speak of the mind as “approximating Bayesian inference”. My talk will discuss such claims and their justification. I will suggest that the idea the mind approximates Bayes lacks a straightforward interpretation. This situation affects the big picture coming out of Bayesian work, as well as the rationale behind its top-down methodology.
This talk will also be available live streamed on You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.
Details
- Date:
- December 6, 2022
- Time:
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
- Event Category:
- Lunchtime Talks 2022-23
Venue
- 1117 Cathedral of Learning
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4200 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 United States