by John Macdonald | Dec 17, 2023 | The250
Crypto’s a scam!Crypto’s full of crooks!Crypto’s not real! You might think that Sam Bankman-Fried’s jailing and the FTX exchange’s collapse were inevitable because, you know, crypto. Crypto’s a scam. It’s full of crooks.... by John Macdonald | Dec 16, 2023 | AI, The250
The first personal computer wasn’t faster or better than a good typewriter or calculator. But it had potential.The first horseless carriage wasn’t faster or better than a good horse. But it had potential.The first airplane wasn’t faster or better than a good... by John Macdonald | Dec 15, 2023 | The250
A strange thing happened today. The FedEx truck stopped in my driveway. Of course, that’s not strange. This time of year, between the endless string of UPS, FedEx, and Amazon trucks, my driveway presents an expert-level test in trucksmanship. True entertainment... by John Macdonald | Dec 14, 2023 | The250
Which would you rather? I heard this question posed a few days ago, and I can’t get it out of my head. My initial reaction was, “Of course, I’d want to live a good story. Everyone would.” But now that it won’t leave me and I’ve... by John Macdonald | Dec 13, 2023 | The250
If you’re on one side, you want to be able to say or shout the things that mean something to you, identify you, think others need to hear, or cause the emotions you’re feeling. When you do, the other side gets to be offended, yell back, tell you why... by John Macdonald | Dec 12, 2023 | AI, The250
I saw this today and thought I’d share it. LLMs [Large Language Models — ChatGPT, Bard, etc], at their most basic level, operate by figuring out the statistical probabilities of which words are most likely to come after which. They don’t...