The most valuable kind of creativity in science involves searching for theories that are very compact and explain a lot of data well—a search in the space of mathematical equations for those with high 'Bayesian posterior' scores (simple and explanatory).

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Yoshua Bengio

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searching in the space of theories like think in the space of mathematical equations for one that has this this very good score in terms of being simple and explains a lot which is called the Beijian posterior

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Why a Forefather of AI Fears the Future | World Science FestivalWorld Science Festival
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:45:56 PM

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