MATH 170 · From words to numbers · Important Functions, Part 4

Turning scores into a decision softmax

You are the AI. You have scored three possibilities — cat, dog, bird. How do you turn raw scores into a confident choice, and into a probability you can defend?

low → confident · high → hedging (supplement — not on the worksheet)
Try: nudge bird from 5 to 5.5 and watch the jump.