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Re:Open Source AI Is the Path Forward by sgu999 on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @08:57AM (#41056614)
What a nice quote. What were "millions of people" simultaneously obsessed with around 1841?
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Re:Open Source AI Is the Path Forward by kashyapc on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @01:44PM (#41059664)
I didn't read the book, I'm afraid. I don't know if he actually mentions it anywhere.
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Re:Open Source AI Is the Path Forward by sebastiennight on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @07:28PM (#41063309)
I believe MacKay's book (quoted here) is most famous for its account of the Dutch tulip mania[0], which is one of the most notable financial bubbles in history (somebody reportedly paid 12 acres of land - 5 hectares - for a single bulb).

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

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