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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)

8.7 Summary

In this chapter, we have illustrated the various applications of modern BDL in five different case studies. Each case study used code examples to highlight a particular strength of BDL in response to various, common problems in applied machine learning practice. First, we saw how BDL can be used to detect out-of-distribution images in a classification task. We then looked at how BDL methods can be used to make models more robust to dataset shift, which is a very common problem in production environments. Next, we learned how BDL can help us to select the most informative data points for training and updating our machine learning models. We then turned to reinforcement learning and saw how BDL can be used to facilitate more cautious behaviour in reinforcement learning agents. Finally, we saw how BDL can help us in the face of adversarial attacks.

In the next chapter, we will have a look at the future of BDL by reviewing current trends and the latest methods.