Re:The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI
by p0pcult on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @01:43PM
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They judge the maximum likelihood answer. I take issue with your usage of the word "correct" because it can too easily be confused with "accurate."
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Re:The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI
by idiotsecant on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @02:22PM
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The statistically correct answer is not necessarily the true one (if there is such a thing as 'truth'). Many people can believe something to be true, and if I query those people i can calculate which answer is statistically correct. That's the 'wisdom of the crowd'.
Re:The Expanding Dark Forest and Generative AI
by p0pcult on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @02:33PM
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Calling a flat earth or a geocentric universe "statistically correct" at past historical points is really inane, don't you think? In doing so, you abuse the notion of what statistics is supposed to represent, which is, generally, a statement of an estimate (and/or distribution), as well as the precision of that statement. Since "correct" is binary, it carries an implied precision of 100%, which renders the notion of "statistically correct" is pretty absurd.