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14 Dec 23
- Classifiers in AI can identify objects based on superficial, correlated properties, rather than intrinsic characteristics.
- Machine learning methods are effective at finding these properties because they operate in a vast space of properties and can test them statistically.
- Humans differ from AI models in our ability to go beyond superficial correlations and strive to discover the truth by discarding existing categories.
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01 Dec 23
- The halting problem in computer science cannot be solved because of the limitations of predicting a program's behavior.
- Prophecy and prediction face conceptual limitations due to the inability to fully control or predict the future.
- The connection between the halting problem and prophecy reveals insights about self-understanding, unpredictability, and the quest for knowledge.
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15 Apr 23
- Bell inequality is a concept that challenges classical physics theories.
- The Bell inequality states certain restrictions on correlations between different entities.
- Quantum mechanics experiments have validated the violations of Bell inequality.
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24 Feb 21
- The post is a welcome message from Matjaz Leonardis
- The post was shared on February 24, 2021
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