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Nature is not Magic, Just Different: Why AI Shouldn't Surprise You
Manage episode 418621646 series 3252683
In this episode I use a recent statement made by Sam Altman, regarding the emergence of intelligence, to highlight the outdated way both laymen and many scientists view AI specifically, and complexity more broadly. I argue that, despite what we are old, a truly scientific and rigorous theory or decision does not demand a causal explanation, and in fact such causal approaches are quite counter to doing good science today.
Sam Atlam's excerpt: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C60dq1Oyw_r/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/sean_a_mcclure/status/1789315878544453977
Check out the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@nontrivialpodcast
92 episodes
Manage episode 418621646 series 3252683
In this episode I use a recent statement made by Sam Altman, regarding the emergence of intelligence, to highlight the outdated way both laymen and many scientists view AI specifically, and complexity more broadly. I argue that, despite what we are old, a truly scientific and rigorous theory or decision does not demand a causal explanation, and in fact such causal approaches are quite counter to doing good science today.
Sam Atlam's excerpt: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C60dq1Oyw_r/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/sean_a_mcclure/status/1789315878544453977
Check out the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@nontrivialpodcast
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