Yesterday I heard about an interesting new project called Duolingo. For some background, see this TEDx Talk by one of the creators, Luis von Ahn. It is a crowdsourcing approach to language translation, where the users learn a foreign language while translating. I've signed up but I haven't received an...
Here is a Q & A with Daniel Kahneman. He gives a brief answer to a question about heuristics and AI: > Q.With the launch of Siri and a stated aim to be using the data collected to improve the performance of its AI, should we expect these types of...
And yeah ... they ARE large amounts of fun.
I haven't used a trampoline since I was a teenager. My neighbors had round one that I would guess was 12-15' in diameter. There were numerous injuries that I can recall, the worst being a broken leg. All of the injuries that I recall were due to what I would consider (now) to be inappropriate use. We would play dodge ball where one or more people would be on the trampoline and people off of the trampoline would throw a ball at them. I chipped a tooth doing that. Sometimes we would put a lawn sprinkler underneath the trampoline if it was really hot. I... (read more)
Gorillapod. Works great, helps me take awesome pictures.
I think you mean this.
I doubt, it would be without major errors.
I don't see why it can't be done without major errors. My understanding is that they give the same text to be translated to a large number of users and then use an algorithm to find the most probable translation. Whether there are "major errors" will depend on how well it is implemented.
Yesterday I heard about an interesting new project called Duolingo. For some background, see this TEDx Talk by one of the creators, Luis von Ahn. It is a crowdsourcing approach to language translation, where the users learn a foreign language while translating. I've signed up but I haven't received an invitation yet to start. Once I start using it, I will provide updates on its effectiveness.
Here is a Q & A with Daniel Kahneman. He gives a brief answer to a question about heuristics and AI:
... (read more)Q.With the launch of Siri and a stated aim to be using the data collected to improve the performance of its AI, should we expect these types of quasi-intelligences to develop the same behavioral foibles that we exhibit, or should we expect something completely different? And if something different, would that something be more likely to reflect the old “rational” assumptions of behavior, or some totally other emergent set of biases and quirks based on its own underlying architecture? My money’s on emergent weirdness, but then, I don’t have a Nobel Prize.-Peter
I haven't taken previous classes, but it appears that all the videos from previous courses are available but all the homework is closed to the course.
This reminds me of Louis CK's bit about kids asking "why?"
Louis C. K.: Because some things are and some things are not!
Daughter: Why?
Louis: Because things that are not can't be!
Daughter: Why?
Louis: Because then nothing wouldn't be! You can't have nothing isn't! Everything is!
Daughter: Why?
Louis: Because if nothing wasn't, there would be all kinds of shit that we don't like. Giant ants with top hats dancing around. There isn't room for that shit!
The board game "Wits and Wagers" might qualify for what you are looking for. Game play is roughly as follows: A trivia question is asked and the answer is always a number (e.g., "How many cups of coffee does the average American drink each year?", "How wide, in feet, is an American football field?"). All the players write their estimate on a slip of paper and then then they are arranged in numerical order on the board. Everybody then places a bet on the estimate they like the best (it doesn't have to be your own). The estimates near the middle have a low payback (1:1, 2:1) and the estimates near the outside have a larger payback (4:1). If your estimate is closest to the actual number or if you bet on that one, will get a payback on your bet.