TagBill Dembski
Bill Dembski: Einstein’s Advice to Bright Young University Grads
His advice, bellowed in parting, may seem obvious but it is challenging in a world that often protects sacred cows over evidence
Can We Trust Large Language Models? Depends on How Truthful They Are
Just because a piece of tech is highly sophisticated doesn't mean it's more trustworthyThe trust we put in Large Language Models (LLMs) ought to depend on their truthfulness. So how truthful are LLMs? For many routine queries, they seem accurate enough. What’s the capital of North Dakota? To this query, ChatGPT4 just now gave me the answer Bismarck. That’s right. But what about less routine queries? Recently I was exploring the use of design inferences to detect plagiarism and data falsification. Some big academic misconduct cases had in the last 12 months gotten widespread public attention, not least the plagiarism scandal of Harvard president Claudine Gay and the data falsification scandal of Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne. These scandals were so damaging to these individuals and their institutions that neither is a university president any longer. When I queried Read More ›
Robert J. Marks: There’s One Thing Only Humans Can Do
This week, we listen to Robert J. Marks speaking at the launch of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence in Dallas, Texas. Robert J. Marks is the Director of the Bradley Center and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. In a panel discussion at the 2019 launch of the Bradley Center, Dr. Marks Read More ›
Former Microsoft Head of Research: Machines Will Soon Know Better Than Your Doctor
Other experts at the COSM Technology Summit were skeptical of Craig Mundie’s claimsMundie, former Microsoft Chief Research & Strategy Officer, formerly told his audience that Big Data will enable each person to be “completely understood” by machines that can produce a computer facsimile of each detail. It would be far too complex for human physicians to make sense of, he said.
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Can computers simply evolve greater intelligence?
Maybe it sounds attractive but nature doesn't seem to work quite that way
Will Money Be “Real” in an Information Society?
Now that Facebook is proposing Libra, a cryptocurrency, this might be a good time to askMany of us know cryptocurrencies only from passing headline news. Yet thoughtful people argue that such currencies will help shape an information society. Why?
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