Information Bottleneck Approach to Predictive Inference

This paper synthesizes a recent line of work on automated predictive model making inspired by Rate-Distortion theory, in particular by the Information Bottleneck method. Predictive inference is interpreted as a strategy for efficient communication. The relationship to thermodynamic efficiency is dis...

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Main Author: Susanne Still
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/16/2/968