probabilistic
adjective
prob·a·bi·lis·tic
ˌprä-bə-bə-ˈli-stik 
1
: of or relating to probabilism
2
: of, relating to, or based on probability
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The ultimate import of much of this work is that humans are themselves randomly fluctuating particles whose behavior, in aggregate, can be forecast by probabilistic methods.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The generative AI is devised with a probabilistic and statistical underpinning which pretty much guarantees that the output produced will vary each time.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Their scheme is based on a kind of math called Bayesian optimization, which uses probabilistic models to more efficiently discover a set of ideal parameters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
Its probabilistic reasoning takes into account an existing evidence base.
—Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
But the state-of-the-art image generators currently sweeping the Internet, such as AI’s Stable Diffusion, instead use diffusion probabilistic models, which learn to convert random noise into an image likely to mimic what a user wanted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
One of Erdős’s most notable contributions was to something called the probabilistic method.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
Managing Forces In The High Uncertainty Of The Battlefield
Tackling the wicked problem of managing forces on the battlefield involves a recognition that warfare is probabilistic and unpredictable, with large elements of disorder and uncertainty.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2023
So the test was determining whether the giraffes could integrate spatial reasoning with probabilistic evaluations.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 May 2023
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The generative AI is devised with a probabilistic and statistical underpinning which pretty much guarantees that the output produced will vary each time.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Their scheme is based on a kind of math called Bayesian optimization, which uses probabilistic models to more efficiently discover a set of ideal parameters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
Its probabilistic reasoning takes into account an existing evidence base.
—Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
But the state-of-the-art image generators currently sweeping the Internet, such as AI’s Stable Diffusion, instead use diffusion probabilistic models, which learn to convert random noise into an image likely to mimic what a user wanted.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024
One of Erdős’s most notable contributions was to something called the probabilistic method.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
Managing Forces In The High Uncertainty Of The Battlefield
Tackling the wicked problem of managing forces on the battlefield involves a recognition that warfare is probabilistic and unpredictable, with large elements of disorder and uncertainty.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2023
So the test was determining whether the giraffes could integrate spatial reasoning with probabilistic evaluations.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 May 2023
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