· Read in · 1200 words · We are the people who transform the world. And Transformation is needed. We need a transformation—of our thinking, communities and institutions—in which we are all truly equal, and inherited injustices are eliminated. This is … Continue reading The Price of Transformation
· Read in · 1481 words · All posts in series · [dropcap]A[/dropcap] probability on its own is often an uninteresting thing. But when we can compare probabilities, that is when their full splendour is revealed. By comparing probabilities we … Continue reading Machine Learning Trick of the Day (7): Density Ratio Trick
· Read in · 1813 words · All posts in series · She pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed? [King Lear, Act 2, … Continue reading Cognitive Machine Learning (2): Uncertain Thoughts
· Read in · 1720 words · All posts in series · [dropcap]This[/dropcap] is an image of the Zaamenkomst panel: one of the best remaining exemplars of rock art from the San people of Southern Africa. As soon as you see it, you are … Continue reading Cognitive Machine Learning (1): Learning to Explain
· Read in · 980 words · All posts in series · [dropcap]Sources[/dropcap] of inspiration is one thing we do not lack in machine learning. This is what, for me at least, makes machine learning research such a rewarding and exciting area to work in. We … Continue reading Cognitive Machine Learning: Prologue
I am excited to be one the speakers at this year's Deep Learning Summer School in Montreal on the 6th August 2016. Slides can be found here: slides link. And the abstract is below. Building Machines that Imagine and Reason: Principles and Applications … Continue reading Talk: Building Machines that Imagine and Reason
· Read in · 2080 words · All posts in series · [dropcap]My[/dropcap] memory, like yours, exerts a powerful influence over my interaction with the world. It is reconstructive and evocative; I can easily form an image of hot December days in the South African summer, and remember my first time—it was … Continue reading Learning in Brains and Machines (4): Episodic and Interactive Memory
· Read in · 1796 words · All posts in series · [dropcap]There[/dropcap] is a dance—precisely choreographed and executed—that we perform throughout our lives. This is the dance formed by our movements. Our movements are our actions and the final outcome of our decision making processes. Single actions are … Continue reading Learning in Brains and Machines (3): Synergistic and Modular Action
· Read in · 1700 words · collected posts · [dropcap]The[/dropcap] functioning of our brains, much like the intrigue of a political drama, is a neuronal house-of-cards. The halls of cognitive power are run by recurring alliances of neurons that deliberately conspire to control information processing and decision … Continue reading Learning in Brains and Machines (2): The Dogma of Sparsity
· Read in · 1800 words · collected posts · We all make mistakes, and as is often said, only then can we learn. Our mistakes allow us to gain insight, and the ability to make better judgements and fewer mistakes in future. … Continue reading Learning in Brains and Machines (1): Temporal Differences