'Reasoning models' such as GPT4-o3 have become a well known member of the Generative AI family. But look inside and while they add a certain depth, at the same time they add nothing at all. Not 'reasoning' anyway. Just another 'level of indirection' when approximating. Sometimes powerful. Always costly.| R&A IT Strategy & Architecture
A new study "offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers." Readers may recall the previous research of Michael Prinzing (Baylor) & Michael Vazquez (UNC), discussed here last year, about how "philosophy majors tend to [show] more growth than non-philosophy majors" on some traits indexed by the Habits of Mind| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
Adding unreleated text to questions can cause LLMs to consistently stumble.| Drew Breunig
Let the LLM 'contemplate' before answering| Maharshi's blog
“Only strong characters can resist the temptation of superficial analysis.” Albert Einstein Quantum mechanics, with its leap into statistics,has been a mere palliative for our ignorance. Rene Thom When logic and proportion fall soggy dead,and the white knight is talking backwards,with the… Continue reading →| The Blog of David Mark Keirsey
In the ever-evolving landscape of the job market, the role of artificial intelligence and digitalization has become paramount. As companies and institutions grapple with a 17-year high in labor shortages, the realization that soft skills are as crucial as hard skills is gaining prominence. In a world where educational backgrounds and qualifications may be similar, […]| The Hospitality Daily
A lot has happened this month, especially with the releases of new flagship models like GPT-4.5 and Llama 4. But you might have noticed that reactions to the...| Sebastian Raschka, PhD
I’ve found it helpful to distinguish between reasons and rationalizations. Reasons are facts, arguments, principles, etc., that lead you to a particular conclusion. Reasons are the explanation for why you... Read More| Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
In my last blog, I describe how I planned a lesson about number lines. In this blog, I describe what actually occurred when I taught the lesson to a class of fourth graders. Read about which parts of my plan I followed, when and why I made some changes, and what the students did on the assignment I gave them.| MARILYN BURNS MATH
In the previous post I raised various issues with the ODNI Rating Scale for intelligence products. At least some of these are serious problems. Some time in the future ODNI might put out a new and …| Tim van Gelder