The Simple Essence of Automatic Differentiation - Conal Elliott

Why it was recommended

There's a talk that Conal gives that makes the paper a bit more accessible

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What it covers

Conal Elliott presents his paper on automatic differentiation, deriving a simple, generalized AD algorithm from a natural specification. Varying the representation of. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.

Video details

Channel

Microsoft Research

Length

1 hr 30 min

Year

2018

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