arXiv Machine Learning By Marylou Gabri\'e

Leveraging generative models to assist Monte Carlo sampling

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arXiv:2608. 07648v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Sampling high-dimensional probability distributions is a central task in scientific computing, with applications ranging from Bayesian inference to statistical physics and molecular simulation.

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