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Comment #23925307
AD does automatic differentiation, PLLs transform a generative model into some suitable form to perform automatic Bayesian inference, e.g. by using AD and black-box variational inf…
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Comment #23913939
One of the arguments for python is the exceptional support of automation differentiation and GPU computing through deep learning libraries. Most python based PPLs focus on static m…
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Comment #23913911
Thanks for mentioning Turing. In comparison to other PPLs in Julia, Turing is less a single probabilistic programming library and more a framework for probabilistic programming by …
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Comment #23913844
I agree. Turing.jl, which is one of the major PPLs in Julia, is also based around effect handlers and does not relying on meta programming for the inference part. This allows the c…
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Comment #23130992
Thank you. In addition to the docs on turning.ml, you can find a few examples for the book “Statistical Rethinking” implemented using Turing in https://github.com/StatisticalRethin…