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It’s all about Entropy

Thu - 11.13.2014 by Dave·Comments Off on It’s all about Entropy

Statistician and Machine Learning genius Michael Jordan, asked about the makeup of his typical day:

I spend half of each day minimizing entropy and half of each day maximizing entropy.

(The exact mix isn’t one half, and indeed it’s the precise calibration of that number which is the main determiner of my happiness in life.)

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