Interesting. According to a new result, studying philosophy makes people better at thinking and arguing, and better at assessing different points of view. Creme de la creme of the disciplines. Blimey! So, now more philosophy to everybody, right?

I find these numbers incredibly high. I don't have all the stats, but just a quick comparison let me into thinking that 5% euthanasia-related death-rate would amount to something like 15x accedent-related deaths, 20+ euthanasia-related deaths daily (in the Netherlands). I thought this would be rare.

"[T]he dream of owning lakeshore property up north, a kitschy cabin where you can escape the grind of city life and the hell of other people, an individualistic fantasy of peace and privacy and private property." Oh yeah.

Which, when coupled with the fact that out current "AI" systems are bullshitters by nature, is a recipe for disaster. bsky.app/profile/natu...

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Scaling up and shaping up large language models increased their tendency to provide sensible yet incorrect answers at difficulty levels humans cannot supervise, highlighting the need for a shift in AI design towards reliability, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/4eCAnis 🧪

1. A short thread about science reform, based on a conversation I've been having with several wonderful colleagues. As people push to insert more and more bureaucracy into the practice of scientific research so as to police a few bad apples, I’m reminded of a FOX News piece I’ve written about.

Case study: Foodstamp fraud

In this example drawn from a Fox News story, we demonstrate how Fermi estimation can cut through bullshit like a hot knife through butter.

Yes.

Well, since you are mixing two different languages (and anachronistically so), one could argue that the notion of grammar is not really applicable here. However, I would still like to insist it should be either "et tu, robot" or "et vos, robots".

"Hit me boomer one more time".. Yea, sounds about right.

“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.

Blimey!