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There were three acronyms in computing in the late 70’s early 80’s. KISS, GIGA, RTKP.

Keep it simple stupid.

Garbage in garbage out.

Reduce-it to-a known problem.

Guess they don’t teach those ideas anymore?

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I mention KISS and GIGA to my students all the time ;) but hadn't heard the last one. I'm stealing it.

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Generational transfer of knowledge.

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GTK!

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Apr 30Liked by Alejandro Piad Morffis

It doesn't matter how well we've coded the algorithm if it's on top of bad data...

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Apr 25Liked by Alejandro Piad Morffis

I always enjoy apocryphal history lessons- there's a reason they keep being retold!

This is well said: "what the researchers asked it to do, but not what they wanted it to do."

Asked vs wanted is such an important and clear distinction.

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It's the hardest problem in AI again: alignment.

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Apr 25Liked by Alejandro Piad Morffis

Is another way to think about this: GIGA (Garbage In, Garbage Out)?

I mean, the flawed assumptions are always going to bring in an element of garbage, right?

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Yep. GIGA is sound!

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Apr 25Liked by Alejandro Piad Morffis

Thanks, man. I really like to make sure I'm picking up what you're putting down!

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Part of the problem in this case is that it's very hard to realize you had garbage. The COVID images are good, the non-COVID are also good. The issue is when you combine without considering all the assumptions.

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Apr 25Liked by Alejandro Piad Morffis

I mean, that is THE problem, right? (I mean, the problem you want to identify in the article, not the only actual problem with AI!)

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