What is the Bayesian Trap?

It's overupdating priors from failures, mistaking P(S|BadPath)=low for P(S)=zero—killing experiments prematurely.

How does Bayes' theorem apply to AI and machine learning?

Balances prior beliefs (e.g., past model flops) with new evidence (e.g., eval scores), preventing rash quits on promising paths.

Never—failures rule out paths, not success. Pivot vectors; let Bayes guide the hunt.

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Your neural net flops. Priors plummet to zero. But math says: try a new path. Here's why Bayes' theorem is the futurist's escape hatch from failure.

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