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
So there’s hope for me? Well, pardon me!So there’s hope for me? Well, pardon me!
Maybe there’s hope. Maybe I just missed my calling. Joshua J. Smith has been appointed to be deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Why is this a thing?
Doonesbury vs. AI: The SmackdownDoonesbury vs. AI: The Smackdown
Taking this cartoon as our inspiration, let’s see if we can have a little fun with the AI model of your choice. The premise of this little exercise is that
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
A total AI fail on sourcingA total AI fail on sourcing
As a follow-up to my previous post about the MAHA Commission Report and the fabrication of sources by AI, I just wanted to give a quick example of how that
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.,
So you want a job in AI? Let’s see what AI has to say about your chances.So you want a job in AI? Let’s see what AI has to say about your chances.
What follows here is a back-and-forth with a commercially available AI model about a job posting that was sent to me by a popular employment website. Me: Please take a