SGD doesn't inherit the Bayesian identity — summed losses are a prequential score

BlackHC · x · 2026-09-09

A caveat from the thread: SGD doesn't inherit the Bayesian identity. Summing first-pass losses depends on the specific pipeline and data order — it's a prequential score, not Bayesian evidence. But the geometry and considerations carry over to ordinary training runs.

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