Slightly Off-Topic Postings

Recommendation (as a time sink): The Outer Worlds

2019-11-02 | Reading time: 1 minute

Yup, escaping into that world of meaningful-meaningless shifting bits and bytes again.
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Why not treat a learning AI like you would treat a dog?

2019-10-05 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Who is responsible if you have an AI system (e.g., a robot) that learns after you buy it -- when it does something wrong. Perhaps treating such a system like you would treat a dog would be a way to deal with it.

Image: «Supergirl»
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Weight Hacking Part IV – The Long View

2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute

Losing weight is simple, keeping it off is hard. Funny thing, with tracking, you'll see phases, trends and where you'd end up when.
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Looking at a Shadowrun Future — By political parties delegating censorship powers to corporations

2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute

We are weary of censorship by the state. But unfortunately, censorship got delegated to private companies. Unfortunately for us ... and the state.

Image: Shadowrun Rulebook Cover Image.
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How about a few mirror neurons for AIs/neural networks?

2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute

AIs could be psychopaths — capable of understanding emotions but not being affected by it. Or they could be condemned to feel.

Image: "Detroit -- Become Human" walkthrough.
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Should AI be explainable or should it just evaluate its predictions?

2019-07-28 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just some thoughts on explainable AI.
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Regulating citizens to the mean (with an SD of 0)

2019-06-05 | Reading time: 5 minutes

There are currently a few ... interesting developments that cast a deep shadow on future creativity. At least, that how it appears to me. It’s not that the situation is a problem now, but there is a trend, and I don’t like where it leads.
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Knight Forks

2019-06-05 | Reading time: 1 minute

A short parallel between a move in chess and a situation in life in which there is no good choice, but you still have to make choice. Image: Wikipedia
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Fasting to Feasting

2019-01-04 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a short comment on trying out a 72-hour-fast.
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Comfortable Reading Position

2018-12-17 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Still looking for a really comfortable reading position ... closing in, I guess.
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Slightly Off-Topic Postings

Recommendation (as a time sink): The Outer Worlds

Why not treat a learning AI like you would treat a dog?

Weight Hacking Part IV – The Long View

How about a few mirror neurons for AIs/neural networks?

Should AI be explainable or should it just evaluate its predictions?

Fasting to Feasting

Comfortable Reading Position