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Enhancing Deep Learning with Bayesian Inference

By : Matt Benatan, Jochem Gietema, Marian Schneider
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Enhancing Deep Learning with Bayesian Inference

By: Matt Benatan, Jochem Gietema, Marian Schneider

Overview of this book

Deep learning has an increasingly significant impact on our lives, from suggesting content to playing a key role in mission- and safety-critical applications. As the influence of these algorithms grows, so does the concern for the safety and robustness of the systems which rely on them. Simply put, typical deep learning methods do not know when they don’t know. The field of Bayesian Deep Learning contains a range of methods for approximate Bayesian inference with deep networks. These methods help to improve the robustness of deep learning systems as they tell us how confident they are in their predictions, allowing us to take more in how we incorporate model predictions within our applications. Through this book, you will be introduced to the rapidly growing field of uncertainty-aware deep learning, developing an understanding of the importance of uncertainty estimation in robust machine learning systems. You will learn about a variety of popular Bayesian Deep Learning methods, and how to implement these through practical Python examples covering a range of application scenarios. By the end of the book, you will have a good understanding of Bayesian Deep Learning and its advantages, and you will be able to develop Bayesian Deep Learning models for safer, more robust deep learning systems.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

5.9 Further reading

  • Weight Uncertainty in Neural Networks, Charles Blundell et al.: This is the paper that introduced BBB, and is one of the key pieces of BDL literature.

  • Practical Variational Inference for Neural Networks, Alex Graves et al.: An influential paper on the use of variational inference for neural networks, this work introduces a straightforward stochastic variational method that can be applied to a variety of neural network architectures.

  • Probabilistic Backpropagation for Scalable Learning of Bayesian Neural Networks, José Miguel Hernández-Lobato et al.: Another important work in BDL literature, this work introduced PBP, demonstrating how Bayesian inference can be achieved via more scalable means.

  • Practical Considerations for Probabilistic Backpropagation, Matt Benatan et al.: In this work, the authors introduce methods for making PBP more practical for real-world applications.

  • Fully Bayesian Recurrent Neural Networks for Safe Reinforcement Learning, Matt Benatan...