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slinkypinky

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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…