Heidelberg Laureate Forum
But What Do You MEAN?
If you ask someone their favourite number, most people will have an answer. It might be the date of their wedding, it could be a number with pleasing symmetry (I have always liked 8), or cultural significance. Very few people, however, will have a favourite average, and most would be slightly baffled at the question.
So, I am on a mission. I want to make sure that not only does everybody have a favourite average, but also that everyone knows about the deep ecosystem of different means, and how they relate to one another. Weiterlesen
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Mathematicians’ New Best Friend?
A recent blog post highlighted three Spark Session talks at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum that focused on the potential for a new era of superhuman AI capabilities through AI self-improvement and interaction with the real-world environment. Here, we discuss the thoughts of human mathematicians on the prospect of ‘superhuman AI mathematicians’ impacting their field. Weiterlesen
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Wie verhindern wir wissenschaftliches Fehlverhalten in den Zeiten von AI?
Für mich war die interessanteste Erkenntnis aus der Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema ‘wissenschaftliche Integrität’, die beim 12. Heidelberg Laureate Forum stattfand, dass die Bedeutung des Begriffs stark von der eigenen Perspektive abhängt. Unterschiedlichen Perspektiven. Je nach …
Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Different Perspectives on Scientific Misconduct
For me, the most interesting takeaway from the panel discussion on scientific integrity at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum was that scientific misconduct means rather different things from different perspectives, and that these perspectives shape …
Heidelberg Laureate Forum
When the Stochastic Parrot Spoke for Itself… and Flew Away
The latest versions of popular chatbots are shedding their reputation as
stochastic parrots and demonstrating skills far beyond their training data such
as self-improvement and original problem-solving – and in the process exposing
the potential for a new era of superhuman AI capabilities. Weiterlesen
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Die wilde Dynamik des Pierre Berger
Der Mathematiker Pierre Berger, der an der Sorbonne in Paris arbeitet, lässt uns in einer Ausstellung an seinen neuesten Ergebnissen zu kontinuierlichen dynamischen Systemen teilhaben. Diese ist Teil der MAINS on Tour Ausstellung in Heidelberg …