[PR #937] [MERGED] Clarifies dropout's role in uncertainty estimation. #6236

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/pull/937
Author: @profvjreddi
Created: 8/15/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 8/15/2025
Merged by: @profvjreddi

Base: dev ← Head: 910-mlsysbook_chapter18_4_dropout

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33bd2ec Clarifies dropout's role in uncertainty estimation.

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📄 Description

Explains how dropout, originally a regularization technique, can be repurposed for uncertainty estimation by enforcing redundancy and preventing over-reliance on specific neurons. Expands on the mechanism of Monte Carlo dropout.

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## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/pull/937 **Author:** [@profvjreddi](https://github.com/profvjreddi) **Created:** 8/15/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 8/15/2025 **Merged by:** [@profvjreddi](https://github.com/profvjreddi) **Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `910-mlsysbook_chapter18_4_dropout` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`33bd2ec`](https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/commit/33bd2ec8a167b124ee65ff4c86919234f7ab3adb) Clarifies dropout's role in uncertainty estimation. ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -1 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `quarto/contents/core/robust_ai/robust_ai.qmd` (+1 -1) </details> ### 📄 Description Explains how dropout, originally a regularization technique, can be repurposed for uncertainty estimation by enforcing redundancy and preventing over-reliance on specific neurons. Expands on the mechanism of Monte Carlo dropout. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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