Gonna be in the 90’s this weekend here in #SouthernOregon so that will turn all the remaining lilacs brown for sure. Spring flowers come in waves, so on to the next bloom. #garden#gardening#SpringFlowers
@CharlieMcHenry Don't be tempted to cut all the browned flowers off bc if you get another 90° day, they'll shade the new flowers and protect them. ( Words of wisdom from Sth Australia, where it reaches 115°)
I wrote a thing about #AI for a local newsletter with a few thousand subscribers. So I kept it as non-technical as possible for that audience. I should say, after 35 years in the technology sector, I am a tech journalist/writer - not an AI scientist or programmer. Companies have hired me in the past to ‘explain’ complex tech, so let me know if I got this right. There’s a second, more technical post coming that explores the evolution of AI through neural networks to machine learning & intelligence. Hey, it’s the topic of the day, how could I not write about it? That’s kinda what I do. #artificialintelligence#essay 1/2
@CharlieMcHenry Oh, so they invented a test that "measures intelligence". Since ChatGPT scores so well it must be intelligent too. I see no problems with this.
@CharlieMcHenry Anyways I think your piece wildly over-anthropomorphizes current AI systems. They don't "reflect" or "research", ChatGPT is a linear algebra function with mechanistic outputs. A statistical model of human language. Both have neurons and show some intelligent behavior, but a human isn't a transformer model.
Hmm? This is intriguing: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news - Boring Report is an app that aims to remove sensationalism from the news and makes it boring to read. In today's world, catchy headlines and articles often distract readers from the actual facts and relevant information. [As an aside, it is interesting to me how people are using AI to generate side-gigs and new small business offerings, this is just one of many such efforts leveraging AI for new products] https://www.boringreport.org/#news#journalism#AI
Here’s a pano view of Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley from my back veranda. Easy to see why I spend a lot of time hanging out there. You should see it at night. #Oregon#SouthernOregon#RogueValley#view#outlook