Probably, Simon Kuper is (mostly) right in his recent FT article (below). In general, Simon Kuper is a good writer. This article seems, however, rather keen to illustrate a negative view. Slowly, I’m developing a more positive view about Artificial Intelligence (AI) because nowadays I’m actually using Google’s AI summaries. Before, I didn’t even bother as AI is...
Knowledge
Will artificial intelligence (ever) understand TRUST?
A recent Axios Technology alert (see below) was no surprise (to me) because trust between humans is essential is nearly every issue, like in business, family, friendship, relationship, school, sport, and at work. Those issues are - ultimately - about competition versus cooperation. Human trust is about known knowns (eg, history, knowledge), known unknowns (ie,...
Sherlock Holmes vs Occam’s razor
Occam's razor is a problem-solving principle that suggests the simplest explanation for a phenomenon is usually the best one. Sherlock Holmes' principle seems (very) different: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." (Wiki) Both principles rely on statistical probabilities. Quite often, the...
Inspiration and its source dimensions
My writing is based on my inspiration. The source of that inspiration is (an) unknown to me. In my view, its source dimension(s) might be related to (my) individual, collective or universal consciousness, which is also known as panpsychism (eg, Britannica, IEP, Stanford, Wiki). My diagram below is my interpretation of the link(s) between inspiration and its source...
The west’s shameful silence on Gaza (FT)
Intro LO: Am I ashamed of my silence on Gaza?? No. I'm not willing to make a choice between two parties that are both guilty. It might be tempting to view the sequence in time as relevant (eg, 2023, 1947/1948 (UN), or even 1855 BC). In my view, It's not. It might also be tempting to view the severity of the fighting as relevant. In my view, it's not. It might be...
Migratiebeleid
Op 10 oktober 2024 kwam EenVandaag met het volgende nieuws: “Helft linkse kiezers wil immigratie beperken, maken zich vooral zorgen om opvangtekort en polarisatie”. Begin december 2024 draaide Frans Timmermans (o.a. BNR). Hij verschuilt zich achter het (kennis) rapport van de Staatscommissie Demografische Ontwikkelingen 2050. Meer waarschijnlijk is dat het om (zijn)...
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