PPDL: A New Deep Learning Language for Probabilistic Programs
Researchers introduce a programming language that brings neural networks into probabilistic programming, promising more expressive and scalable Bayesian models.
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Researchers introduce a programming language that brings neural networks into probabilistic programming, promising more expressive and scalable Bayesian models.
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