The 90-year-old idea behind JEPA models: Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) – Shon Czinner’s Blog

Harold Hotelling’s 1936 Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) forms the theoretical and intuitive foundation for modern embedding prediction techniques, including JEPA models.

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Here we have a classic example of the difference between causation and correlation.

This article is titled: Could the iPhone be to blame for America's plunging birth rate?

Ummm, no.

You know what else happened in 2007, right? The economic crash that saw millions of people lose their homes, their cars, their good paying jobs, and their future, essentially.

Of course they don't want kids. The economy has never really recovered.

Link: https://sherwood.news/world/could-the-iphone-be-to-blame-for-americas-plunging-birth-rate/

#BirthRate #Economy #Correlation

A look at prices in the context of commercial inventories shows there is a clear pattern. The 2 variables have a very high inverse #correlation, and May’s average Brent crude oil price fit the historical trend, chart @HakyungKim @financialtimes.com https://www.ft.com/content/c9b5b0d3-e9f8-489f-b85a-835ded2837a6

It is easy to stereotype, but these some make it easy

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/26/one-in-five-people-arrested-over-2024-riots-have-since-been-reported-for-domestic-abuse

I am sure people will be reassured that 4 out of 5 had not been reported for domestic abuse. And while reported does not mean convicted, not being reported is not a guarantee that they have not been yet.

Lots of nots there but there is a strong correlation between domestic violence and rioting neds.

#violence #DomesticAbuse #riot #Correlation

One in five people arrested over 2024 riots have since been reported for domestic abuse

Exclusive: Police data shows 21% of the 949 people detained in England and Northern Ireland were later accused of violence against intimate partner

The Guardian
"Taking #population sizes into account, the trend line through the #data points shows that there is there’s a strong, clear #negative #correlation between Trump-leaning #orientation & low #life #expectancy at the #State #level. Deep red #states like #Alabama & #WestVirginia have #lifeexpectancy comparable to, say, #Kazakhstan."

If scale blindness explains why humans mistake local patterns for universal laws, correlation‑causation confusion explains why humans mistake coincidence for intention. #coincidence #correlation

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/04/24/chapter-8-correlation-causation-and-confirmation-bias/

Chapter 8 — Correlation, Causation, and Confirmation Bias

If scale blindness explains why humans mistake local patterns for universal laws, correlation‑causation confusion explains why humans mistake coincidence for intention. The nervous system is not bu…

Survivor Literacy

This article explores the 3 vital rules of science. Together, they offer a powerful lens for evaluating the validity of claims and conclusions.

🔗 https://www.scottgraffius.com/blog/files/3-vital-rules-of-science-what-they-are-and-why-they-matter.html

#Science #CriticalThinking #Falsifiability #Replicability #Correlation #Causation

Ultimately, any "intelligence" we perceive in these models is projected by us. The model only understands the mathematical links between variables and outcomes. As George Box famously noted: "All models are wrong, but some are useful."

This tread is about generative AI and AGI in general and Large Language Models in particular.

#machinelearning #ai #llm #correlation #causalinference #causation

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In #Singapore #data showed that 95% children aged 10 to 16, and more than half of adults, were not using a seat belt when an accident happened with a clear #correlation that "not using seat belts does result in worse injuries". #trauma #healthcare #roadaccident www.straitstimes.com/singapore/co...

Almost all children with road ...
Almost all children with road injuries in Singapore were not buckled up: Trauma data

Ninety-five per cent of older children and over half of adults involved in road accidents were not using a seat belt. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times