Bayesians
P(A|B) = P(A) P(B|A) / P(B)
Bayes' theorem rules this tribe. Probability is king here and data is their fuel. They believe everything needed to achieve the master algorithm comes from this foundation. The main figure int his tribe is Judea Pearl. A truly brilliant mind in math and computer science, the field would not be where it is today without him. This video is from the AI podcast with Lex Fridman and covers some of the basics of his ideas and a brief overview of Pearl's history. Although the main reason for this blog is to dive into Donimgos' book I found the personal story about Pearl's son to be touching and humanizing. To see that these brilliant minds are people just like us opens the door to the idea that we too can contribute to this amazing pursuit.