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Why is there so much A.G.I. talk? And what can we do about it?
You can tell all kinds of stories about why A.G.I. talk exists but it is really built into the DNA of the computational work that goes into building AI…
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Shreeharsh Kelkar
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The Janine Chronicles, Cont'd
What is our ideal woke type actually thinking and doing?
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How should AI be regulated?
There is no way to regulate "AI" because the term does not mean much. It would be better to regulate AI *applications* instead, and even better to start…
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A remembrance of Kevin Drum and his time-series charts
Kevin Drum's writing was crystal-clear, heterodox, very opinionated, and often illustrated with time-series charts. Here's how I learned to love those…
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Shreeharsh Kelkar
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The "A.G.I." category hinders rather than helps in thinking about technological change and human displacement.
"Programs building programs to build super-programs" is not how successful technologies get made and succeed. LLMs will be consequential but it will…
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Computer programming was never a women's occupation at its inception
Historical scholarship contributed a misperception that computer programmers in the 1950s were mostly women who were then replaced by men in the 1960s…
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Vaccine hesitancy and the problem of "science"
The concerns of vaccine hesitant people must be taken seriously. But the specter of "science" needs to be used consistently.
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Technology and Society
Technology and Society
My focus on this blog will be the intersection of science, technology and society: everything from the history and current status of AI and software; the relationship between science and politics, and how technology is changing workplaces and expertise.
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