Modern AI systems are novel entities. We can make comparisons: like traditional software programs, they are made from digital data, and like humans, they can fluidly use language to communicate in most situations. But unlike traditional software, where most features and functions are hard-coded, AI systems emerge from training runs,...
I. I am generally considered to be a pretty smart guy. Now to say this directly is to invite doubt and disaster. I know that. I feel it deep in my bones. It’s been drilled into me that, outside of certain domains (like rap and sports), it’s impolite to talk...
[Cross-posting this here, from my blog, Echoes and Chimes] When I was a kid, I’d spend the hours after school on the circular trampoline we had assembled in our backyard. I’d go into a kind of trance. Though my body would be engaged in jumping up and down — or,...