[SEQ RERUN] Inductive Bias

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Today's post, Inductive Bias was originally published on April 8, 2007. A summary (from the LW wiki):

Inductive bias is a systematic direction in belief revisions. The same observations could be evidence for or against a belief, depending on your prior. Inductive biases are more or less correct depending on how well they correspond with reality, so "bias" might not be the best description.

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Today's post, Inductive Bias was originally published on April 8, 2007. A summary (from the LW wiki):

Inductive bias is a systematic direction in belief revisions. The same observations could be evidence for or against a belief, depending on your prior. Inductive biases are more or less correct depending on how well they correspond with reality, so "bias" might not be the best description.

This may be off-topic, but why don't you make your comment on the original post? IMO it would be more efficient if the discussion of a certain post were centered at one place, so new readers could see all relevant critiques at once. And since there are already many comments at the original post, why not make your comments there? It would also add to the cohesion of lesswrong in general, I guess, but maybe I'm missing something;)

David Althaus15y00

David Althaus15y*10

I will reply to myself: Try google.

Each post also serves as a focal point for discussion. Discussion should take place in the comments to the new post in the discussion section, not the original post, since this is a fresh discussion which is taking place a few years after the original post was made. This will also keep everything in the discussion section, so that the main page doesn't get flooded with comments on old posts.

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