3 papers
cs.LG2017
Optimal Cooperative Inference
Scott Cheng-Hsin Yang, Yue Yu, Arash Givchi +3
Cooperative transmission of data fosters rapid accumulation of knowledge by efficiently combining experiences across learners. Although well studied in human learning and increasin…
cs.LG2016
Infant directed speech is consistent with teaching
Baxter S. Eaves, Naomi H. Feldman, Thomas L. Griffiths +1
Infant-directed speech (IDS) has distinctive properties that differ from adult-directed speech (ADS). Why it has these properties -- and whether they are intended to facilitate lan…
cs.LG2016
Toward a general, scaleable framework for Bayesian teaching with applications to topic models
Baxter S. Eaves, Patrick Shafto
Machines, not humans, are the world's dominant knowledge accumulators but humans remain the dominant decision makers. Interpreting and disseminating the knowledge accumulated by ma…