alt Hacker NewsYou're correct, but I'm also curious how you could measure accuracy here. There isn't any easy way that I can think of.
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BeefWellington • 12/08/2024
If you can't measure the results then the entire thing needs a rethink.
You're correct, but I'm also curious how you could measure accuracy here. There isn't any easy way that I can think of.
If you can't measure the results then the entire thing needs a rethink.
That's not an unreasonable question, however the larger point is that this sort of thing cannot be done perfectly accurately.
This was established mathematically, answering an old 1966 question from famous mathematician Mark Kac: "You can't hear the shape of a drum" -- there isn't a unique answer even when allowed to use arbitrary test sounds.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_the_shape_of_a_drum
Article in American Scientist 1996 Jan-Feb: https://www2.math.upenn.edu/~kazdan/425S11/Drum-Gordon-Webb....