"We must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return.” thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/60-years-ago...
"We must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from whi...
"All scientists are standing on the shoulders of the giants who have gone before them, and there is objectively a cumulative element in science." thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-discovery...
Are breakthroughs really a matter of chance, or are they simply waiting to be uncovered by the right person at the right time?
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AI has become a black box in more ways than one. bigthink.com/the-present/... (An excerpt from Gary Marcus's new book "Taming Silicon Valley")
AI companies pay lip service to transparency, but don't share necessary information. Gary Marcus explains why that's dangerous for society.
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This week on the MIT Press Reader, a deep dive into the nature of ignorance and the unsettling realization of what we don’t know, as explored through the lens of Plato's Allegory of the Cave: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/platos-cave-...
Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
Chance often plays a major role in important scientific discoveries. For @timeshighered.bsky.socialwww.timeshighereducation.com/news/expect-...
Italian biologist makes the case for slower and smaller research
Any attempt to understand the complexities of American economic thought without considering the significant role of religious beliefs is incomplete, writes Harvard economist Benjamin Friedman.
Any attempt to understand the complexities of American economic thought without considering the significant role of religious beliefs is incomplete.