Same-different problems strain convolutional neural networks Ricci et al., arXiv 2018 Since we’ve been looking at the idea of adding structured representations and relational reasoning to deep learning systems, I thought it would be interesting to finish off the week with an example of a problem that seems to require it: detecting whether objects in … Continue reading Same-different problems strain convolutional neural networks

Relational inductive biases, deep learning, and graph networks Battaglia et al., arXiv'18 Earlier this week we saw the argument that causal reasoning (where most of the interesting questions lie!) requires more than just associational machine learning. Structural causal models have at their core a graph of entities and relationships between them. Today we’ll be looking … Continue reading Relational inductive biases, deep learning, and graph networks

The seven tools of causal inference with reflections on machine learning Pearl, CACM 2018 With thanks to @osmandros for sending me a link to this paper on twitter. In this technical report Judea Pearl reflects on some of the limitations of machine learning systems that are based solely on statistical interpretation of data. To understand … Continue reading The seven tools of causal inference with reflections on machine learning