Skynet is Coming: On the movie "Her", artificial intelligence, neural networks and The Terminator
In coming years, the approach will make possible a new generation of artificial intelligence systems that will perform some functions that humans do with ease: see, speak, listen, navigate, manipulate and control. NY Times The scary thing is that I actually understood today's NY Times front-page story "Brainlike Computers, Learning From Experience." In the late 80s I really did study th
NY Post Points to Corruption in OSI, DOE Investigations Unit?
In a meeting at his office on Nov. 14, 2012, Gordon said, Scott boasted that he could get teachers fired — or off the hook. “I have the power to get rid of you just like that,” she said he told her, snapping his fingers, “or I can make everything go away.” The scandal undermines the integrity of the DOE’s Office of Special Investigations, where Scott worked for three years... NY PostUPDATE FROM PO
12-28-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlinePaul Krugmam on the imbalanced boss-worker power relationship applied to NYC principals and teachersThe massive power imbalance between principal and teacher in NYC is not due to a weak economy but to a weak union. Let me expound on this point....employment generally involves a power relationship: you have a boss, who tells you what to do, and if you refuse, you may