All posts tagged: Wouldve

Socrates Would’ve Absolutely Adored ChatGPT

Socrates Would’ve Absolutely Adored ChatGPT

Published by Jenni Sidey

Go on, admit it—you use ChatGPT (or something like it) more than you are willing to admit. You use it for all sorts of things, some of which you’re probably even hiding from yourself. No? Fine, then it’s just me. But let me share with you something that occurred to me regarding large language models. A potential justification for their use, if you will. Maybe you can use it one day….for a friend. I happen to believe that Socrates would’ve absolutely adored the concept of large language models. We all know Socrates never wrote a thing. And the main reason was, if I remember correctly, that “the written word cannot answer back.” And now, finally, we have writing that can. How many times have you waded through a text, looking for an answer to a single, solitary question? You skim the lines impatiently, getting more annoyed by the second because the author just won’t get to the point—the point you care about. It feels like the whole text is misaligned; the focus is all wrong. …

New electric Ferrari proves Apple Car would’ve been REALLY nice

New electric Ferrari proves Apple Car would’ve been REALLY nice

Published by skeptic

On today’s prancing episode of Quick Charge, the prancing horse people at Ferrari have released a world of firsts: the first-ever electric Ferrari, the brand’s first 5 passenger sedan, AND the first car designed by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive. We also draw some parallels between the launch of the first-ever electric four-door Ferrari with the launch of the first-ever electric four-door Ford Mustang a few years ago, and a lot of the same hysterics are upset (for a lot of the same reasons). Plus: Cadillac is going south! Today’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy. If you want to experience more resilience and control over your home energy, the GM Energy Home System adds stationary battery power for always-ready backup energy for your home, and the GM Energy PowerBank takes in energy from the grid and stores it for when you need it most. Learn more at gmenergy.gm.com. Source Links Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Advertisement – scroll …

Column: The Founding Fathers would’ve gotten rid of Trump long ago

Column: The Founding Fathers would’ve gotten rid of Trump long ago

Published by Sam Flores

In 1788, Virginia convened a convention to debate ratification of the new U.S. Constitution, promulgated in Philadelphia the year before. The pardon power proved to be a sticking point for some delegates. George Mason, the primary author of Virginia’s own constitution, was among those worried that the unchecked ability to unilaterally pardon criminality could lead to abuses of power. What if the president “may frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself”? James Madison acknowledged that this would be a serious abuse but argued there was a remedy. “There is one security in this case to which gentlemen may not have adverted,” Madison said, “if the president be connected, in any suspicious manner, with any person, and there be grounds to believe he will shelter him, the House of Representatives can impeach him; [and] they can remove him if found guilty.” This episode has gathered fresh attention in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots, and the impeachment trial it ignited. President Trump was impeached but not convicted. That was a mistake in my opinion. …

Galaxy’s Edge was revolutionary. If only Disney would’ve let it soar

Galaxy’s Edge was revolutionary. If only Disney would’ve let it soar

Published by Sam Flores

Not too long after Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened at Disneyland in 2019, the land brought me to tears. It was a summer weekend evening, and I was strolling the 14-acre area, mainly to people watch. I caught a commotion in the crowd out of the corner of my eye, and decided to follow the activity. There, crouched along one of the walls of the fictional town of Black Spire Outpost, was an actor playing the role of Rey, the hero of the most recent trilogy of “Star Wars” films. Behind her was a crowd of more than a dozen, many of them young children. Rey turned to tell them to be quiet. They followed her as she shuffled along the walls, decoratively designed to look decades old and scarred with blaster fire and cracks. They turned a bend and came upon two Stormtroopers, who jumped in surprise, and signaled that Rey was the person they were after. That’s when Rey held out her hand, palm up, to the troopers. She instructed those with her …

Which Films Would’ve Won Best Casting Oscar: Casting Directors Voted

Which Films Would’ve Won Best Casting Oscar: Casting Directors Voted

Published by Daniella Wilson

For all the talk about how much the Academy Awards have changed in recent years, one key facet has remained remarkably constant: the category lineup. Aside from the two sound categories merging, there have been no changes to the list of Oscar categories since best animated feature was introduced in 2001. This year, that changes. Casting directors are finally getting their due. This poses a rather unique challenge for forecasters. This is my 15th year predicting the Academy Awards using only math, so what’s an Oscar prognosticator to do when the historical data simply doesn’t exist? Training data is the meal that feeds the model! I decided to try and build up that data. To do so, I turned to the experts: the casting directors themselves. I reached out to the Casting Society, and to my deep gratitude, they were happy to help. They allowed me to poll their membership, and 92 casting directors took time out of their days to respond. For each year from 2010-2025, I provided a shortlist of the 15 films …