Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: Deep learning
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The AI Whispered Your Name …
You have probably been the unwitting protagonist in the following social horror movie. A stranger approaches you and begins chatting animatedly, like an old acquaintance or confidant. Meanwhile, you nod vaguely, half-listening while seized by internal panic. You frantically attempt to triangulate a face, name and a context. It is a study in cognitive dissonance,…
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Meditations on AI: History, Hype, Myth, Reality, and Futures
What made generative AI possible? What are its capabilities and limitations? How will it shape our future?
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Predicting Potentialities, Reifying Futures
Remember, the best way to predict the future is to create it.
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Business, AI, and the Future
A few days ago, I had the opportunity and pleasure to chair a panel on AI as part of the David Eccles School of Business (DESB) Alumni forum at the University of Utah.
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Reluctant Revolutionaries, the Trolley Paradox, and Ender’s Game
Suddenly we were playing Ender’s Game, making software decisions that controlled life and death.
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Effervescent Clouds: Nimble Computing Infrastructure
Cloud computing is transformational. Yet in public perception, the cloud is more like a fog, a vaguely understood and amorphous thing.