"Artificial intelligence has the same relation to intelligence as artificial flowers have to flowers." -- David Parnas Which is even funnier now than it was in 70's or 80's when first said, because artificial flowers have become more and more amazing over the decades.
-- rec -- On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:09 PM, Tom Johnson <t...@jtjohnson.com> wrote: > Robert: > Thanks for the pointers at the end of your remarks to the interesting > articles. I wonder, too, if someone could come up with parallel "paragon > websites." That is, here's WebMD. and displayed alongside the "best" > critics or alternatives to that site. > > TJ > > > > > > ============================================ > Tom Johnson > Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA > 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) > Society of Professional Journalists <http://www.spj.org> - Region 9 > <http://www.spj.org/region9.asp> Director > *Check out It's The People's Data > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-The-Peoples-Data/1599854626919671>* > http://www.jtjohnson.com t...@jtjohnson.com > ============================================ > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Robert Wall <wallrobe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Tom, >> >> Interesting article about Google and their foray [actually a Blitzkrieg, >> as they are buying up all of the brain trust in this area] into the world >> of machine learning presumably to improve the search customer experience. >> Could their efforts actually have unintended consequences for both the >> search customer and the marketing efforts of the website owners? It is >> interesting to consider. For example, for the former case, Google picking >> WebMD as the paragon website for the healthcare industry flies in the face >> of my own experience and, say, this *New York Times Magazine* article: A >> Prescription for Fear >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/magazine/06FOB-Medium-t.html?login=email&_r=0> >> (Feb >> 2011). Will this actually make WebMD the *de facto* paragon in the >> minds of the searchers? For the latter, successful web marketing becomes >> increasingly subject to the latest Google search algorithms instead of the >> previously more expert in-house marketing departments. Of course, this is >> the nature of SEO--to game the algorithms to attract better rankings. But, >> it seems those in-house marketing departments will need to up their game: >> >> In other ways, things are a bit harder. The field of SEO will continue to >>> become extremely technical. Analytics and big data are the order of the >>> day, and any SEO that isn’t familiar with these approaches has a lot of >>> catching up to do. Those of you who have these skills can look forward to a >>> big payday. >> >> >> Also, with respect to those charts anticipating exponential growth for >> AGI technology--even eclipsing human intelligence by mid-century--there is >> much reasoning to see this as overly optimistic [see, for example, Hubert >> Dreyfus' critique of Good Old Fashion AI: "What Computers Can't Do"]. >> These charts kind of remind me of the "ultraviolet catastrophe" around the >> end of the 19th century. There are physical limitations that may well tamp >> progress and keep it to ANI. With respect to AGI, there have been some >> pointed challenges to this "Law of Accelerating Returns." >> >> On this point, I thought this article in *AEON *titled "Creative Blocks: >> The very laws of physics imply that artificial intelligence must be >> possible. What’s holding us up? >> <https://aeon.co/essays/how-close-are-we-to-creating-artificial-intelligence> >> (Oct >> 2012)" is on point concerning the philosophical and epistemological road >> blocks. This one, titled "Where do minds belong? >> <https://aeon.co/essays/intelligent-machines-might-want-to-become-biological-again> >> (Mar >> 2016)" discusses the technological roadblocks in an insightful, highly >> speculative, but entertaining manner. >> >> Nonetheless, this whole discussion is quite intriguing, no matter your >> stance, hopes, or fears. 😎 >> >> Cheers, >> >> Robert >> >> On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Tom Johnson <t...@jtjohnson.com> wrote: >> >>> See >>> http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/04/artificial-intelligence-is-changing-seo-faster-than-you-think/?ncid=tcdaily >>> <http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/04/artificial-intelligence-is-changing-seo-faster-than-you-think/?ncid=tcdaily> >>> >>> Among other points: "...why doing regression analysis over every site, >>> without having the context of the search result that it is in, is supremely >>> flawed." >>> TJ >>> >>> ============================================ >>> Tom Johnson >>> Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA >>> 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) >>> Society of Professional Journalists <http://www.spj.org> - Region 9 >>> <http://www.spj.org/region9.asp> Director >>> *Check out It's The People's Data >>> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-The-Peoples-Data/1599854626919671>* >>> http://www.jtjohnson.com t...@jtjohnson.com >>> ============================================ >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent with MailTrack >>> <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=jtjohnson...@gmail.com&idSignature=22> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >>> Virus-free. >>> www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> >>> <#m_8464765597632463979_m_-6391383403917800669_m_-9171770883074403068_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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