Re: [FRIAM] description - explanation - metaphor - model

2019-12-28 Thread glen
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/y4bkJTtG3s5d6v36k/stupidity-and-dishonesty-explain-each-other-away I can't help but hope there are other causes for being wrong. 8^) For example, in a Kierkegaardian "throw down with your best guess" sense, e.g. the champions like Krugman, when their simplificatio

Re: [FRIAM] Celeste Kidd - How to Know

2019-12-28 Thread Steven A Smith
Marcus - I do like the idea that a good "comedy team" might effectively de-weaponize deep-fakes...   like The Yes Men or SNL perhaps...   there is the risk that such "normalizes" deep fakes, but to the extent that it is already on it's way...  comedy-ifying may be the best (least-worst) alternativ

Re: [FRIAM] Celeste Kidd - How to Know

2019-12-28 Thread Marcus Daniels
Steve writes: < I don't know how deeply technical the presumed election-manipulation of 2016 (now 2020) is, but it *does* seem like the work you reference here implies that with the information venues/vectors like streaming video (TV, Movies, Clips, attendant advertising) and social media (FB/I

Re: [FRIAM] Celeste Kidd - How to Know

2019-12-28 Thread Steven A Smith
REC - Good find! I am not closely following the development and results of GAN work, but it seems like this kind of study explicates at least ONE GOOD REASON for worrying about AI changing the nature of the world as we know it (even if it isn't a precise existential threat).   Convolved with Carl

Re: [FRIAM] Inflicting complexity

2019-12-28 Thread Tom Johnson
Carl: Ah, how I appreciate young minds who can call up articles from two years ago. I wonder if there might be something in the STO's MOSAIC concept that could be used to defend against attacks on all levels of our voting system(s) and even attack the attackers? Such would require time and money