Watson – Uncommon Descent

Artificial Intelligence Intelligent Design Mind

Why does an AI pioneer think that Jeopardy winner Watson is a “fraud”?

The famous Jeopardy contest in 2011 worked around the fact that Watson could not grasp the meaning of anything.

kairosfocus WJM, I comment on some points: >>I’ve already done that with MRT. Your only substantive challenge was an appeal to... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
martin_r here we go again "...Lasted Much Longer Than Thought..." see also "... unexpected, surprising, other than thought, earlier than thought,... – Researchers: Early stone tool culture of...
kairosfocus VL, for the moment, on a sidetrack, we are not dealing with religious traditions but with the philosophical question, what... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
martin_r "... New Findings Make It Less Plausible Every Day ..." no... it should be more like: New findings make the... – Granville Sewell: Why does Darwinism remain...
BobRyan The reason Drawinism continues as if there is actual evidence is that is precisely how it is worded. Evolution is... – Granville Sewell: Why does Darwinism remain...
Querius Rigby, Great point regarding the implications of accuracy versus precision in fine tuning! Hmmm. The constants now have a probability... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
polistra Great article. The Chelyabinsk comparison is illuminating. Science isn't supposed to be about single events; it's supposed to be about... – Avi Loeb at Scientific American on...
polistra Mazur's article is obscurantist. A garble of stuff about various scientists who did bad stuff or good stuff or something.... – At Oscillations: Cytogeneticist Antonio Lima-de-Faria torches...
Viola Lee Jesus and Buddha are not mutually exhaustive. What about Allah, or Shiva, or the Jews who don't accept Jesus as... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
ayearningforpublius JVL ... Our system for years was known as TACT/ACMI. A popular name was the Top Gun System as it... – Richard Lenski and Avida: But wait!...
kairosfocus VL, actually, when P and not P are mutually exclusive and exhaustive, then it is one or the other, not... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
rigby The reason I bring up the precision thing is that some time ago there was a link here to Hossenfelder... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
Lieutenant Commander Data Viola Lee Yes, but they could both be wrong. :)Yes,but probability that you could be wrong is incalculable bigger than... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
JVL Rigby: In other words accuracy and precision are not the same thing. Correct, at least according to the way the... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
kairosfocus WJM, a concrete experience has in it the wider ingredients of reality. At some point, reluctantly and when there is... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
jerry A modern day Cicero trying to correct the problems of the world. Jordan Peterson lays out his rules for a... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
Viola Lee Yes, but they could both be wrong. Also, Buddha, renounced his wealth and led a life similar to Jesus's in... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
JVL Ayearningforpublius: A case in point was when a datalink synchronization bit pattern was inadvertently cut in half – a small... – Richard Lenski and Avida: But wait!...
Lieutenant Commander Data Buddha born in a palace .Jesus in a stable. One said there is no God ,the other said that He... – Should we recognise that "laws of...
RavenT Comment 1 is just variation of "head I win, tail you lose" If the universe is friendly for life, then... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...
rigby I'm not arguing with Egnor but I was always under the impression that a measurement can be accurate and imprecise... – Michael Egnor on why the multiverse...