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New MCMC method uses neural nets to adaptively stop sampling

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Researchers have developed a new framework that uses neural classifiers to adaptively determine when to stop sampling in Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. This approach, framed within Generative Flow Networks (GFlowNets), trains classifiers to identify high-density regions, thereby reducing trajectory lengths and improving sampling efficiency. The method theoretically connects optimal classifiers to target densities via detailed balance conditions and has shown significant improvements in mode coverage and mixing compared to traditional MCMC baselines in experiments. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Kirill Korolev, Nikita Morozov, Stepan Pavlenko, Esmeralda S. Whitammer, Sergey Samsonov ·

    Stop the Sampler! Classifier-Based Adaptive Stopping for Sampling Kernels

    arXiv:2606.16073v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Sampling from complex, unnormalized probability densities is a fundamental challenge in Bayesian inference and probabilistic modeling. While Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods provide asymptotic guarantees, they often suffer fr…

  2. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Sergey Samsonov ·

    Stop the Sampler! Classifier-Based Adaptive Stopping for Sampling Kernels

    Sampling from complex, unnormalized probability densities is a fundamental challenge in Bayesian inference and probabilistic modeling. While Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods provide asymptotic guarantees, they often suffer from slow mixing and high computational costs due …

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