If the people who are in charge of designing and training AI systems are biased (along the lines of race, gender, religion, etc.) do their biases show up in the finished AI? Not so long ago, one of Amazon’s facial-recognition AI’s was revealed to have incorrectly matched US politicians to the identities of US criminals. […]
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Climbing Mt. Fuji: what you need and what you don’t
What should you purchase for a hike up Mt. Fuji, and what should you avoid? Rain gear It’s not unreasonable to expect rain on your hike. You can rent rain gear from sundry locations, but there may be a better option. Our travel bus stopped at a small rental shop; a couple of our number […]
Finding William | Magical Treasure Hunt 2013
Receiving six days in seven, always locked but always open. Solution: It took no little puzzling, I assure you, to understand that this riddle referenced the postbox. (No letters on Sundays, and although it is always open to deposits, it is always locked against withdrawals but when the master of the house collects the letters.) […]
“Had Better,” not “Should”
A few years ago, I read the account of a woman, Sue, whose teenage step-daughter Sandy became out of hand: [Sandy] began to lie, borrowed money without returning it; she sneaked into Sue’s bedreoom, went through drawers, and stole Sue’s personal items; she left the kitchen messy, etc. All these actions effectively got Sue’s goat […]