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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)

9.3 Latest methods in BDL

In this book, we’ve introduced some of the core techniques used within BDL: Bayes by Backprop (BBB), Probabilistic Backpropagation (PBP), Monte-Carlo dropout (MC dropout), and deep ensembles. Many BNN approaches you’ll encounter in the literature will be based on one of these methods, and having these under your belt provides you with a versatile toolbox of approaches for developing your own BDL solutions. However, as with all aspects of machine learning, the field of BDL is progressing rapidly, and new techniques are being developed on a regular basis. In this section, we’ll explore a selection of recent developments from the field.

9.3.1 Combining MC dropout and deep ensembles

Why use just one Bayesian neural network technique when you could use two? This is exactly the approach taken by University of Edinburgh researchers Remus Pop and Patric Fulop in their paper, Deep Ensemble Bayesian Active Learning: Addressing the Mode Collapse...