Have you ever asked AI a question only to have it come back with a seven-step “solution” to a problem you didn’t even know you had? For example, you might
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Someone take the mic away from these tech assholes: the case of Mo Gawdat.Someone take the mic away from these tech assholes: the case of Mo Gawdat.
Last week, I had my mind bent by Zuckerberg’s vapid pronouncements on “superintelligence” (including whether he would be able to recognize it if he saw it). Today I’m blown away
I’m not convinced, Mark Zuckerberg. Superintelligence as super hype and the same old marketing strategy.I’m not convinced, Mark Zuckerberg. Superintelligence as super hype and the same old marketing strategy.
Today’s post is my Karen moment. What you will see is the text of Mark Zuckerber’s recent letter on Meta and the future of “superintelligence” Zuck’s letter was then marked
Follow-up to “Critical Thinking” postFollow-up to “Critical Thinking” post
In case you were skeptical about my logic on that post about the con game. There’s this little gem from the news this morning that might help persuade you to
Critical Thinking Not Required: How a Fraud Ring Outsmarted an AI PlatformCritical Thinking Not Required: How a Fraud Ring Outsmarted an AI Platform
How scale beats skill, and fraud beats both. Most of my regular readers already know this much: I have a PhD. I’ve published peer-reviewed research. I have multiple years of
You can train AI, but you can’t teach it a damn thing.You can train AI, but you can’t teach it a damn thing.
I had this cartoon on my office door for two decades. It used to be that I worried about humans not being willing or able to push back against any
Standardized Standards and the Problems of PerfectionismStandardized Standards and the Problems of Perfectionism
It occurs to me this morning that my problem (well, one of them) with AI training work is that I’m a perfectionist. As if you hadn’t noticed…. AI training companies
Fat, drunk, and stupid vs. thin, greedy, lazy, and stupidFat, drunk, and stupid vs. thin, greedy, lazy, and stupid
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” — Dean Vernon Wormer, Animal House This is a list of allegedly august personages: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Why R. Crumb is smarter than AI and (especially) its developersWhy R. Crumb is smarter than AI and (especially) its developers
I’ve added this image as something you will see under the menu links that have to do with AI: It’s some badass R. Crumb. I came across it as the
The Frankenstein Problem, or The Heart of AIThe Frankenstein Problem, or The Heart of AI
One of the things that AI developers try to convey to their workers is that we shouldn’t think of the AI model we are working with as human. We shouldn’t