by John Macdonald | Aug 4, 2024 | The250
The speed of sound. The four-minute mile. The top of Mount Everest. The 2-hour marathon. Human flight. Splitting the atom. Cloning a mammal. All invisible barriers that were once thought impossible to cross. It makes sense, though, because we like barriers. Especially...
by John Macdonald | Aug 3, 2024 | The250
ChatGPT hallucinates. So do we humans. “AI hallucination is a phenomenon wherein a large language model (LLM) perceives patterns or objects that are nonexistent or imperceptible to human observers, creating outputs that are nonsensical or altogether...
by John Macdonald | Aug 2, 2024 | The250
Ever have a moment where someone recounts something you did, assumes you would do something, or replays a dream in which you played a part? Yes, of course, you have. When you hear it, did you ever think or say, “Yup, that sounds like me.” How did that make...
by John Macdonald | Aug 1, 2024 | The250
I looked over something I had written years ago, and I was appalled. The writing itself, of course (oh dear), but I give myself grace on that because that’s just experience. But the content, oh my. I just don’t believe it anymore. What was I thinking? And...
by John Macdonald | Jul 31, 2024 | The250
The Chicago White Sox did it first in 1960. They were the first to add the player’s names to the back of the jerseys on their road uniforms. It was marketing aimed at enhancing player identification. It worked, and it spread. Today, only three pro teams do not...
