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Hi HN,

We are very excited to share a new dataset chock full of interesting triangulations with you. In machine learning, a lot of works try to handle such higher-order inputs, but we show that there is still a long way to go. Let us know what you think!


Great selection of works, but I am missing a lot of references from topology in ML, with the article only assuming a very cursory perspective in terms of 'topology captures connectivity and/or continuity.'

Some works from my colleagues and me go a little bit deeper (no pun intended), for instance:

- Neural Persistence Dynamics: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15732

- Simplicial Representation Learning with Neural $k$-Forms: https://openreview.net/forum?id=Djw0XhjHZb

- A general review on topology in machine learning: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/artificial-intelligence...

There are more things in topology and machine learning, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your article ;-)


Thanks for the great pointers!


My condolences for your loss. May his memory be a blessing.


Author here: Fixed, thanks a lot!


I agree that this will be biased and I don't think this should be used for any serious type of survey. I was literally just interested in the results. :-)


Thanks, will do! It is not relevant for the discussions as such, but still an interesting aspect of HN to study, IMO.


Pleasant in the sense that I'd love to see some myths about this being a 'man-only' site dispelled. Should have clarified that!


"this site just has too many blacks on it"

see how that's problematic?


Fully agree with you there! As I said, I'm merely interested in getting a rough picture of the demographics (INB4: selection bias etc.). I find the statement you mention just as problematic as if you were to switch out the ethnic identity with _any_ form (self-identified) identity. That being said, I don't see anything problematic about looking at population demographics and then asking _why_ some identities are over- or under-represented. This poll should not be used for that, though :-)


why do you use the term 'myth' ?


Maybe 'assumption' would have been the better choice. Given that HN is (for me!) broadly about playfully engaging with technology and society at large, I would expect that this _should_ attract a relatively diverse audience.


They missed a great opportunity to call this BloTorch (Bayesian Learning and Optimisation?) here, but I'm very excited to see such methods gaining more traction!


Or Borch


Ever since you said this I only see blowtorch


too long


I agree with this sorry state of affairs; it does not seem that there is a proper successor to X at the moment.


Thanks for everything, Bram. Your memory will be a blessing.


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