“Because LLMs get catastrophically wrong answers on topics I know well, I do not trust them at all on topics I don’t already know. And if you do trust them, I urge you to spend five minutes asking your favourite… Read More »Recommended Read: If you believe in “Artificial Intelligence”, take five minutes to ask it about stuff you know well
“A place is a collision between human culture and physical space.” https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-scientists-of-the-1960s-turned-the-moon-into-a-place
“I can’t stress enough how bad this is. In a world drowned in manipulative advertising, your circle of friends and colleagues you know personally is your last source of trustworthy recommendations.” https://jacek.zlydach.pl/blog/2019-07-31-ads-as-cancer.html
“Blogging forces clarity. It makes you structure your thoughts, sharpen your perspective. You stop writing fluff because — let’s be honest — you’re writing for yourself. And if you can’t keep yourself interested, nobody else stands a chance.” https://andysblog.uk/why-blog-if-nobody-reads-it
https://web.mnstate.edu/schwartz/centurylist2.html
“Problémom je, že sme ochotní zveriť moc ľuďom, ktorým by sme inak nezverili ani správu kolotoča pre naše deti, vraví dlhoročný novinár.” https://dennikn.sk/4432826/brano-dobsinsky-volici-koalicie-pochopia-ze-toto-nie-je-cesta-az-ked-budu-umierat-pre-zle-zdravotnictvo-az-budu-ryt-ustami-v-zemi
“In Soviet Russia there is a story of a shoe factory that was pressured to increase production, as measured by quantity of shoes produced. However, the factory was a bit short on materials. So to increase production, the factory decided… Read More »Recommended Read: Soviet Shoe Factory Principle
“Up until recently, the industry was pretty stagnant. We had been relying on outdated ideas like “ready for market,” “finished product,” and “works reasonably well.” We were all stuck selling products that broke only after a few years. Now, we’re… Read More »Recommended Read: Our Customers Demand Terrible AI Systems
“The question now is not whether these platforms are harmful to kids (they are) or even whether some action should be taken (it should). Instead, we have to decide whether, to children, social media is more like a Big Mac… Read More »Recommended Read: Is Social Media More Like Cigarettes or Junk Food?
“Mendeleev achieved completeness. That is, his table included almost all known elements of his time. It was accepted over the others because his proposed classification did something the others couldn’t: predict the existence of elements that scientists had not discovered… Read More »Recommended Read: Chemical laws