On the Limits of Maximal Coding Rate Reduction for Out-of-Distribution Generalisation

arXiv:2609.21001 · cs.LG · Submitted 2026-09-17 · Read on arXiv

cs.LG

Submitted: 2026-09-17

Updated: 2026-09-17

Comments: 31 pages, 8 figures, including appendices

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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