Stochastic Intelligence
A random walk across AI, tech, science, medicine, and academic life.
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As I mentioned in my previous essay, modern AI is mostly about predicting the unknown. And in virtually every interesting situation, prediction forces us to confront uncertainty. We don’t get to output a precise answer with full confidence. Humans don’t, and neither do our machines. Much of AI research has not taken this seriously. It’s…
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Imagine you’re asked to guess someone’s age from a photo.If you can see their face up close, you’ll have useful clues – wrinkles around the eyes, graying hair, even the expression in their gaze. Their clothes or posture might offer more hints. With a full picture, you might confidently say they’re in their 50s. But…
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I wrote the following piece with the intention of publishing as an opinion article in some mainstream media outlet. It would have required some more editing and developing – but since I now have my own blog, I’ve decided to put it here. -mert I saw glimpses of genius in my early interactions with Large…
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OK. Let’s do this. I will try my best to keep up this blog that will be a place for me to lay out my thoughts on technology, AI, medicine, science, academia, etc. After more than two decades in academia, I think I have something to say, beyond my technical publications and in the public…
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