Tag Archives: AI

What AI Is and Isn’t

Posted on February 17, 2018 by geoffcain

I think there is a lot of paranoia about Artificial Intelligence. Some of it is warranted but not for the reasons many would suspect. On Twitter, for instance, Elon Musk speculated that an AI system could choose to start a … Continue reading →

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Translating the Voynich Manuscript and Other AI Puzzles

Posted on February 5, 2018 by geoffcain

There are a number of silly stories out there right now about Artificial Intelligence. None more silly than AI translating the unintelligible Voynich Manuscript (such as the one in News Week). The Voynich Manuscript is from 15th cent. and is … Continue reading →

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Some Notes on the Phenomenology of Artificial Intelligence

Posted on January 27, 2018 by geoffcain

I am not a fan of the term “artificial intelligence.” I know that is my peculiar problem – usage of a term will define its meaning long before or after logical precision gets to take a stab at it, and … Continue reading →

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Virtual TA: Online Student Success and Retention Issues

Posted on November 20, 2016 by geoffcain

Here are a few articles for our bot project: “Issues of isolation, disconnectedness, and technological problems may be factors that influence a student to leave a course.” http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/sites/default/files/v8n4_willging_2.pdf “The authors point out that pedagogy and support structures must be enhanced … Continue reading →

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Being Sentient Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

Posted on November 1, 2016 by geoffcain

I am reading the Stanford Report on AI. This statement from the report brought back on all the things I had read about AI growing up: “Contrary to the more fantastic predictions for AI in the popular press, the Study Panel found … Continue reading →

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