Links and links and links…
Discussion welcome.
- Anyone can make a bot based on your persona and use it how they wish, and for most of us there is no legal protection against this — should there be?
- “The illusion of information adequacy” is the bias of people to “tacitly assume that they have adequate information to understand a situation and make decisions accordingly” — the problem is that “individuals often have no way of knowing what they don’t know” (via The Browser)
- Humanitext Antiqua is an AI interface for classics whose answers to your questions include the original text sources on which they’re based — developed by Naoya Iwata (Nagoya U.), Ikko Tanaka (J. F. Oberlin U.), & Jun Ogawa (National Inst. of Informatics) and free to use for the time being
- “Her understanding of what is needed of a philosopher who wishes to contribute effectively and intelligently to public policy is worthy of our attention” — an appreciation of Mary Warnock on the centenary of her birth
- Are logic requirements out of date? — Brad Skow (MIT) on expertise
- “When the number of women hits 60% the men who are there make a swift exit and other men stop joining” — is this why fewer boys are attending college? (via MR)
- “Humans are a species of cultural niche constructors” — an interview with Josh Armstrong (UCLA) about philosophy, science, language, and reality
BONUS: He “has a way of encouraging musicians that he thinks are creative and exploratory to become more themselves through welcoming them into his own music.” One of my favorite musicians, whose birthday is today, is profiled in the New York Times.
