A Non-Post on AI and Mathematics Research

So much crap, and non-crap, so little time. I have a half-dozen posts that had to be done last week but have been so busy acting locally, and being sick, that I have had no time or energy to post on my global thoughts. This one is a quick placeholder, albeit it may be holding a place for nothing.

I have been paying attention to the AI and mathematics thing, of course, and people have been throwing articles at me. I had been reluctant to write anything about it while feeling some obligation to do so, since I am fully aware that people do not know what to think about things until I weigh in. It is a heavy burden I bear. Continue reading “A Non-Post on AI and Mathematics Research” →

David de Carvalho Chats About GPT

Since we wrote about AI and ChatGPT a few months ago there have been another billion columns on the stuff, including an Australian opinion piece a couple weeks ago by ACARA CEO, David de Carvalho (freely available here). De Carvalho’s is by no means the worst, and in ways it is good. Still, De Carvalho’s op-ed is pretty foolish, and De Carvalho is our fool. We feel obligated to note some things in response.

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Into the Voigt of ChatGPT

So far, there have been about a million columns written on ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that was launched a couple months ago. About half a million of these columns have been devoted to predictions on ChatGPT’s implications for education, both in schools and universities. Many of the columns have been fearful, but a few are bright-eyed, talking up the Brave New Possibilities that ChatGPT will offer, and will demand. Continue reading “Into the Voigt of ChatGPT” →