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Can you explain what a “differentiable” decision theory is? I understand, for instance, maximizing expected value (and taking a derivative to get a maximum), but I don’t understand…
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Ask HN: What future is there for data science?
I’ve slowly become disillusioned with data science after working in the field since grad school, and it seems like this is a common sentiment that’s not shared by other roles in te…
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Interesting, thanks. I’m pretty familiar with causal inference, so I’m curious — what direction did you think the product would head in?
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Couple questions: 1. Where does the name come from? 2. I’ve seen a lot of startups with the business model of serving other startups. These remind me a lot of derivatives in the st…