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Feb 22

Topic: The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether section 230 exempts Google from…

Topic: The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether section 230 exempts Google from responsibility for what it algorithmically recommends. A thought from one of my favorite philosophers, Richard Rorty: “…revolutionary achievements in the arts, in the sciences, and the moral and political thought typically occur when somebody realizes…

Internet

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Topic: The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether section 230 exempts Google from…
Topic: The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether section 230 exempts Google from…
Internet

2 min read


Published in Level Up Coding

·Mar 28, 2022

Semantic Wordle

There’s a new version of Wordle called Semantle — not one that I “predicted” — that wants you to find the target word by looking not for a chain of spellings but a chain of semantics. …

AI

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Semantic Wordle
Semantic Wordle
AI

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Published in People + AI Research

·Apr 27, 2021

Just Different Enough: AI Recommendations, Newsfeeds, Jokes, and Civil Society

By David Weinberger AI Outside In is a column by PAIR’s former writer-in-residence, David Weinberger, who offers his outsider perspective on key ideas in machine learning. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google. Let’s say you’re an Orc in the Lord of the Rings…

AI

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Just Different Enough: AI Recommendations, Newsfeeds, Jokes, and Civil Society
Just Different Enough: AI Recommendations, Newsfeeds, Jokes, and Civil Society
AI

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Feb 9, 2021

TV triumphs over theater. At last.

This is the year in which the epic battle between theater and TV was settled. Television has won. Not everything, should, or will turn into TV, but we have decisively turned a corner. Good. It’s about time. We have been living in a world that has valued theater over TV…

Television

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TV triumphs over theater. At last.
TV triumphs over theater. At last.
Television

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Published in People + AI Research

·Updated Jan 21, 2021

Hashtags and Confidence

By David Weinberger AI Outside In is a column by PAIR’s former writer-in-residence, David Weinberger, who offers his outsider perspective on key ideas in machine learning. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google. Making online objects more understandable? I love how many machine learning systems require explicit decisions about…

Ai Outside In

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Hashtags and Confidence
Hashtags and Confidence
Ai Outside In

5 min read


Published in People + AI Research

·Oct 16, 2020

Confidence everywhere!

AI Outside In is a column by PAIR’s writer-in-residence, David Weinberger, who offers his outsider perspective on key ideas in machine learning. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google. Machines can learn, but what do they know? Machine learning systems may be portrayed in much of the media as our new overlords…

Ai Outside In

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Confidence everywhere
Confidence everywhere
Ai Outside In

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Published in People + AI Research

·Sep 22, 2020

Making data meaningless so AI can map its meaning

By David Weinberger AI Outside In is a column by PAIR’s writer-in-residence, David Weinberger, who offers his outsider perspective on key ideas in machine learning. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google. Suppose you want a machine learning system to suggest paint names based…

AI

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Making data meaningless so AI can map  its meaning
Making data meaningless so AI can map  its meaning
AI

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Aug 11, 2020

Comedic Craft vs. Funny People

I just listened to an excellent Marc Maron interview with Jerry Seinfeld. When I first saw Seinfeld’s post-series 2002 documentary, Comedian, I really enjoyed it, although like many, I was made queasy by the film’s portrayal of the far lesser-known comedian Orny Adams — talk about punching down! Seinfeld’s idolization…

Comedy

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Comedic Craft vs. Funny People
Comedic Craft vs. Funny People
Comedy

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Published in People + AI Research

·Aug 4, 2020

Machine learning’s triangle of error

By David Weinberger AI Outside In is a column by PAIR’s writer-in-residence, David Weinberger, who offers his outsider perspective on key ideas in machine learning. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google. Machine learning’s superpower When we humans argue over what’s fair, sometimes it’s about principles, sometimes…

Ai Outside In

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Machine learning’s triangle of error
Machine learning’s triangle of error
Ai Outside In

7 min read


Published in People + AI Research

·Jul 14, 2020

Like what?

By David Weinberger, Writer-in-Residence, Google PAIR AI Outside In is a series of columns from PAIR’s writer-in-residence, David Weinberger, who offers his outsider perspective on key ideas in machine learning. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google. How would you say these two images…

Ai Outside In

7 min read

Like what?
Like what?
Ai Outside In

7 min read

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David Weinberger

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