Reviewing the Pearl vs. Imbens Causal Models Feud
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-08-21
A look back at a famous academic feud from the mid-2010s between Judea Pearl and Guido Imbens regarding the usefulness of causal graphical models. The debate peaked with heated exchanges in the comments section of Pearl's blog. The author notes using an LLM to help navigate the arguments.
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