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COMMENTARY · LessWrong (AI tag) English(EN) · 6h

Does preservation make sense before we know how to revive?

Aurelia Song advocates for the practice of whole-body human preservation for future revival, arguing that the ability to revive is not a prerequisite for effective preservation. She draws a parallel to the San Diego Frozen Zoo, founded by Kurt Benirschke, which successfully preserved animal cells using liquid nitrogen decades ago with only basic knowledge of genetics. Song posits that current scientific understanding is sufficient to begin preserving humans, emphasizing that the knowledge required for preservation is often less than that needed for revival. AI
RESEARCH · arXiv stat.ML Italiano(IT) · 1mo

Calibrated Principal Component Regression

Researchers have introduced Calibrated Principal Component Regression (CPCR), a novel method designed to improve statistical inference in generalized linear models, particularly within overparameterized scenarios. CPCR addresses the truncation bias inherent in standard Principal Component Regression by learning a low-variance prior in the principal component subspace and then calibrating the model in the original feature space. Theoretical analysis and empirical results indicate that CPCR outperforms traditional PCR by effectively managing truncation bias and enhancing prediction accuracy across various overparameterized problems. AI

IMPACT Introduces a new statistical method that may improve model performance in overparameterized settings.

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Does preservation make sense before we know how to revive?

Calibrated Principal Component Regression