Pedro Domingos: Calling likelihood maximization 'compression' is a travesty
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-02
Pedro Domingos argued in a reply that likelihood is maximized by memorizing data, which is largely what LLMs do. He stated that calling this process 'compression' is a travesty, challenging the notion that any maximum-likelihood model constitutes a compressor.
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