by John Macdonald | Aug 19, 2024 | AI, The250
Moravec’s paradox is the observation that some tasks that are easy for humans are very difficult for AI systems to replicate, while some tasks that are challenging for humans are relatively easy for AI. We also call this the “easy-hard problem for... by John Macdonald | Aug 18, 2024 | AI, The250
Better safe than sorry. But… The smoke detector shouldn’t go off because we burned dinner.The car shouldn’t automatically stop in the middle of the road because of a pedestrian on the shoulder.The security system shouldn’t call the Police if the dog... by John Macdonald | Aug 16, 2024 | AI, The250
Pinocchio says, “My nose will grow now.” But Pinocchio’s nose only grows if he’s lying. Therefore, if his nose grows, he’s lying. Conversely, if it doesn’t, he was lying, thus making the statement true again. The AI... by John Macdonald | Aug 10, 2024 | AI, The250
More. Better. Faster. Cheaper. Every software engineer will have an army of coding interns who rarely get it wrong. Therefore, every software engineer will be an architect, chief engineer, and engineering manager. You may think this means less software engineers,... by John Macdonald | Aug 3, 2024 | AI, 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 | Jul 25, 2024 | AI, The250
Are you dishwasher-lazy? If so, you probably don’t get what you want out of it. Do you rinse/pre-wash your dishes before you put them in the dishwasher? You may not want to. You may say things like, “what good is it if I have...