Quote Of The Week

  Quote of the Week 17 " A ruler who is not wise can never get good advice. " ―  Niccolò Machiavelli See also:  https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/the-prince/summary-and-analysis/chapters-2223

Quote of the Week 16 " Nukes don't make stronger nukes. But AI makes stronger AI. " ― Aza Raskin  (The A.I. Dilemma)  Triggered by the use of the quote in the thought-provoking (and controversial) talk " The A.I. Dilemma " by  Aza Raskin and Tristan Harris : BTW, I was not able to find another reference of the Yuval Harari quote they used in the presentation. [ LinkedIn ]

Quote of the Week 15 " Art must hurt. " ― Theodor W. Adorno    Triggered by the use of the German  quote   "Kunst muss weh tun." in a piece on German TV without referencing Adorno. Can AI-generated art ever qualify? See also: "Art must hurt. First, it must hurt the artist himself; the artist must experience pain before he creates. Otherwise, he won't be able to produce tears. A true artist must describe the things he is most afraid of, all that which he wished to avoid." ―  Itamar Yaoz-Kest [ LinkedIn ]

Quote of the Week 14 " Large Language Models are going to do to human discourse what fossil fuels did to climate. " ― Alan Cooper  Triggered by Alan 's tweet : Large Language Models are going to do to human discourse what fossil fuels did to climate. — Alan Cooper (@MrAlanCooper) March 31, 2023 See also " I am not afraid of robots. I am afraid of people. " by Gary Marcus: " ... the reality is that large language models remain exactly what I have always described them to be: bulls in a china shop, powerful, reckless, and difficult to control. Making new systems that are “more accurate, safe, interpretable, transparent, robust, aligned, trustworthy, and loyal” should literally be at the top of everyone’s agenda." [ LinkedIn ]