{"id":553,"date":"2008-12-01T09:54:49","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T09:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/?p=553"},"modified":"2008-12-01T09:54:49","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T09:54:49","slug":"learning-from-probabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2008\/12\/learning-from-probabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning from probabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/RIXLUTS5b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-350\" alt=\"RIXLUTS5b\" src=\"http:\/\/lewis.dsruptiv.net\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/RIXLUTS5b.jpg\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Computer scientists are now using \u2018Bayes\u2019 theorem\u2019 to build computers that are more intelligent and even able to learn for themselves. Here we\u2019ll show how you can use just sweets and pots and a pinch of Bayes\u2019 theorem to find out who stole a chocolate biscuit! You\u2019ll discover how likely it is that someone with chocolate smudged on their fingers is the real culprit. 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