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Mike Treder wrote an article called Are we in the future yet ? He laments failed predictions from the 1980s. Mike Treder does not know where or how to look

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one topic that's as fascinating as it is misunderstood. But today, we're debunking the ten biggest misconceptions

In an earlier post, I asked whether electronically steered antennas (ESAs) would replace parabolic antennas in satellite ground stations. I did some research and concluded that it is likely that they will. Next, I discussed the same question with ChatGPT and, while it made several false statements, it made a relevant point that I had overlooked. The relevant addition was positive, but the errors were troublesome, so I decided to try ChatGPT's competitor Google Bard.

Based on these five principles, youll be able to make informed decisions to find a relevant solution to the problem without getting lost in unproductive turmoil.

How do we promote effective communication that acknowledges both the speaker and the listener?

Some people contend artificial intelligence can improve workplace safety, offer accessibility for people with disabilities, and make everyday life more convenient and enjoyable; others contend artificial intelligence poses dangerous privacy risks, repeats and exacerbates racism, and harms the standard of living for many people.

This article aims to show that there is an alternative way to explain human action with respect to the bottlenecks of the psychology of decision making. The empirical study of human behaviour from mid-20th century to date has mainly developed by looking at a normative model of decision making. In particular Subjective Expected Utility (SEU) decision making, which stems from the subjective expected utility theory of Savage (1954) that itself extended the analysis by Von Neumann and Morgenstern (1...

A podcast interview (posted 2023-06-29) with noted AI researcher Douglas Hofstadter discusses his career and current views on AI (via Edward Kmett). …

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s problem is that he could do the job of president, but first he must get elected. And he’s not well-suited to do that in this

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s problem is that he could do the job of president, but first he must get elected. And he’s not well-suited to do that in this