What is the purpose of Dropout from a Bayesian perspective?

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What is the purpose of Dropout from a Bayesian perspective?

Key points

  • Dropout approximates Bayesian inference in deep Gaussian Processes
  • MC Dropout produces a distribution over predictions for uncertainty estimation
  • No need for explicit Bayesian model specification
  • Enables training and inference time approximation

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