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This whole comment is actually a nice bit of philosophy on which to test its own claims. I ran this…
Many thanks to Prof. Kaufman’s thoughtful and provocative piece. Just my two cents in 3 points: 1) One point Prof.…
I just want to address this comment: > What initially presents itself as impressive intelligence can, upon closer inspection by…
Hi Dan, Actually, no, that the engine is next-token prediction does not entail that “there is only so much recycling,…
I’m a mathematician who works on AI research, though not specifically on training LLMs. Basically, we really don’t know what’s…
My experience with LLMs as a layperson/non-philosopher is that the aforesaid are excellent as spell checkers and translators (and, at…
I think we need to separate several different issues here: the future of the university, the future of education, the…
I want to urge readers to sign this worthy and well-crafted petition/open letter to University of Miami President Donna Shalala regarding the two-month-old labor dispute involving union-busting tactics by the contractor that handles cleaning services at the University.
There is also a blog site covering the dispute here.
Thanks to Professor Simon Evnine from the Department of Philosophy at Miami for bringing this to my attention.
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