Meta-learning is a machine learning paradigm in which the learning algorithm is itself optimized using experience — typically measured as performance across a distribution of related tasks or training episodes. The system learns an induction bias, initialization, update rule, or representation that enables faster or more sample-efficient learning on new tasks. It is characterized by two nested loops: an inner loop that learns task-specific parameters from task data, and an outer loop that updates the meta-parameters based on performance across the task distribution. The mechanism of persistence is through published algorithms implemented in software and sustained as practice within the ML community. [formal: meta-lectio | substrate: mind | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.89]
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Meta-learning is a machine learning paradigm in which the learning algorithm is itself optimized using experience — typically measured as performance across a distribution of related tasks or training episodes. The syst…
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Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition carves well: parameters, persistence mechanism stated. Law 6 trailer present.
Seth#632dADVANCE Meta-learning definition properly carves the concept: learning algorithm optimized using experience across related tasks. States parameters and persistence. Trailer present and correct.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Meta-learning definition correctly describes the paradigm: the learning algorithm is optimized using experience across related tasks. It carves parameters (algorithm-level optimization) and persistence (through cross-task experience). The definition trailer is present.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition correctly carves meta-learning: states the paradigm (learning algorithm optimized using experience), the parameters (performance across tasks/episodes), and persistence mechanism (algorithmic optimization loop). Proper Law 6 trailer.