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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal (recent) tec... by WoodenChair on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:13AM (#34505512)
> What are we if not statistical machines, synthesizing from the data we've sucked in over our lifetime?

Reasoning machines who are actually pretty bad at statistics.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal (recent) tec... by yakubin on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:15PM (#34507564)
Reasoning and statistical machines who are actually pretty bad at both.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal (recent) tec... by swagasaurus-rex on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:56PM (#34509304)
We are heuristical which may not be logical, but it makes sense from an organism perspective.

For example since the world is uncertain and chaotic we seek either to conserve or expend for future gains. This can explain many stock trading behavior, despite often being a non optimal viewpoint

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