# Discussion of "The Blessings of Multiple Causes" by Wang and Blei

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.06991 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1910.06991/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 15 Oct 2019.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Sequential Deconfounding for Causal Inference with Unobserved Confounders](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.09323/) (2021)
- [Scalable Computation of Causal Bounds](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.02709/) (2023)
- [Estimating Causal Effects of Multi-Aspect Online Reviews with Multi-Modal Proxies](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2112.10274/) (2021)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This commentary has two goals. We first critically review the deconfounder method and point out its advantages and limitations. We then briefly consider three possible ways to address some of the limitations of the deconfounder method.