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Beyond Orthogonality: How Language Models Pack Billions of Concepts into 12,000 Dimensions Original

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By Nicholas C. Yoder
| nickyoder.com
In a recent 3Blue1Brown video series on transformer models, Grant Sanderson posed a fascinating question: How can a relatively modest embedding space of 12,288 dimensions (GPT-3) accommodate millions of distinct real-world concepts? The answer lies at the intersection of high-dimensional geometry and a remarkable mathematical result known as the Johnson-Lindenstrauss lemma.
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The Kelly Criterion

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By Nicholas C. Yoder
| dailyfx.com
How to apply the celebrated bet-sizing and CASH-management formula in trading and wagering. Gamblers and traders alike should get to know the Kelly criterion intimately. The formula, developed in 1956 by Bell Labs scientist John Kelly, uses Information Theory to calculate how much to wager or invest to maximize long-term wealth. But the criterion is often poorly understood, and its misuse leads to the ruin of many would-be traders.
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The Kelly Criterion

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By Nicholas C. Yoder
| Xy forex
How to apply the celebrated bet dimension and CASH management formula in business and betting. Gamblers and traders alike should be intimately aware of Kelly’s criteria. The formula, developed in 1956 by Bell Labs scientist John Kelly, uses Information theory to calculate how much to bet or invest to maximize long-term wealth. But the criterion is often misunderstood, and its misuse leads to the ruin of many existing traders.
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