David WeinbergerAI Doesn’t Think Like UsFrom Adam to the Flood was about 1,656 years, and Abraham lived a few hundred years after the Flood. Other time markers in Scripture…Sep 23Sep 23
David WeinbergerA quick guide for academics writing for a broad readershipThe two differences between academic and trade books…Aug 91Aug 91
David WeinbergerThree introductions to Jacob CollierAfter a lot of work, study, and silent prayer, I’ve chosen three works to help you fall in love with Jacob Collier the way I have…Aug 6Aug 6
David WeinbergerThe V.A.N.C.E System of VotingA new weighted system of voting to solve the problem that the US being run by “childless cat ladies” with no stake in the future,Aug 11Aug 11
David WeinbergerControlling AI’s ImaginationA Large Language Model (LLM) such as ChatGPT or Gemini has a setting called “temperature” that controls the randomness of its responses…Jul 12Jul 12
David WeinbergerChatGPT on the couchIn which it acknowledges it just might be psychoticJul 24, 2023Jul 24, 2023
David WeinbergerGoogle Bard on why we should believe itYesterday I asked chatGPT about why it presents its answers with such confidence, especially since it also tells us to be careful about…Apr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
David WeinbergerchatGPT on why it pretends to know thingsI had a conversation with chatGPT this morning about its making factual claims while “understanding” that it has no knowledge of the world…Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023
David Weinberger“ChatGPT, please improve The Gettysburg AddressThis morning I asked chatGPT to suggest revisions to a draft of an opinion piece I’m writing. About half of the ten it came up with were…Apr 1, 20231Apr 1, 20231
David WeinbergerTopic: The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether section 230 exempts Google from…A thought from one of my favorite philosophers, Richard Rorty:Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
