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pishpashyesterday at 9:53 PM1 replyview on HN

There is no point in that because the loss function itself is already an approximation. No one knows what is the exact loss function for any given non-trivial real-world task.


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tomrodyesterday at 10:34 PM

I mean, things humans defined can be pretty clear. Like your electricity rate. Natural systems less so. Not pretending no complexity in human made things, but at least some models can be fully specified.