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How does this sound? www.cafe-encounter.net/p3557/a-prob... “The training of A.I. and machine learning models is a problem of credit assignment … ”

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It seems to me in the current context that a more biblical analysis is wanted: that the law of Moses makes the king subject to the law, not vice versa.

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tfw you have to do everything yourself

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I think this is my favourite report cover of all time. Any others?

submitted 22 days ago • 21 comments

There is a foundational choice we all must make in life: will we join in with those who use violence & abuse to gain wealth, or do we reject that option? The one leads, we hope, to a rule of law society in which we live in safety. The other leads to Mafia societies ruled by thugs & their henchmen.

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One problem with effective altruism, I guess, is that when you send your money to people you don’t know, running projects whose details you only know in outline, it’s hard to guess how the law of unintended consequences will affect your effectiveness.

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Levels of #microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests - Tiny plastic pollution also found in livers and kidneys, but the potentially worrying health impacts remain unknown Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 26 days ago • 9 comments

Harsh?

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“Moreover, [AI videos] are pure image streams, not segmentations of the world into objects with specific properties (as one would find in a game engine), and unreliable at that” The problem with AI is that it can’t yet carve nature at the joints?

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You might not think that’s cricket, and it’s not, it’s sledge racing.

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Clear definitions of terms are prized in analytic philosophy. The definitions aren't always what you'd expect.

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Best UI engineering essay in 20 years? Certainly the best on one I've read.

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A brand new social media account is like a pristine sheet of paper. How to place the first mark?

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