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The Future of AI
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, in particular language models such as chatGPT, have radically changed tasks that require human-like reasoning, but their underlying mechanisms are still complex and partly unexplained.
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Peter Singer on effective altruism
Peter Singer underscores the importance of effective altruism and animal rights in global ethical discourse. His advocacy emphasizes combining altruistic intent with evidence-based strategies to maximize the impact in areas like poverty and animal welfare.
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Josef Stefan (1835-1893)
The child of illiterate parents, who became the leading scientist of the Austrian Empire.
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The essence of science communication
Rethinking contemporary science communication and its role in society
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“Artificial Idiocy” responds to Žižek
I asked Bing Chat for a comment on Žižek's analysis of the new AI chatbots and got the following response.
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What can Germany teach us about science?
At the beginning of November 2022, I travelled to Berlin with several other participants from all over the world, to be part of the program “Science and Research in Germany – Information Tour at the invitation of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany”.