When discussing this phenomenon, the textbook Model Selection and Model Averaging rhetorically asks “Is the monkey who typed Hamlet actually a good writer?” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this phenomenon in machine learning that can be prevented using k-fold cross-validation and regularization.
ANSWER: overfitting [or overtraining]
[10h] This technique can prevent overfitting in neural networks by introducing a layer that randomly “shuts off” some incoming units by setting their weights to zero.
ANSWER: dropout [prompt on dilution]
[10e] The patent for dropout is owned by this company that maintains the TensorFlow library. In 2024, this company introduced “AI overview” to supplement its PageRank algorithm.
ANSWER: Google [accept Alphabet]
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