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The piece argues that Harvard is overwhelmed by the volume and variety of issues related to AI. It says that trying to load too many processes at once leaves the university unable to run any of them, and that a reboot is needed.
Read the original →The guest post is by David Strohmaier. It says AI systems will transform the discipline and make philosophy more capital-intensive.
Read the original →Modern AI systems can analyze data at a scale no individual human being could approach.
Read the original →The description notes that finding an answer once required a journey, such as visiting a library, searching through books, consulting an encyclopedia or asking a teacher.
Read the original →Two scholars, Wayne E. Arnold and John A. Shultz, made a pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodō trail in Japan, an ancient route connecting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. They were guided by an artificial intelligence assistant, which they trained to suit their travel needs.
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