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Facts are simply assertions that have met some burden of proof. Determining that threshold is a subjective exercise, not an objective one. I know you want an a
by grizzles 10y ago
Facts are simply assertions that have met some burden of proof. Determining that threshold is a subjective exercise, not an objective one.
I know you want an algorithm to do this, but there is no sentient algorithm smart enough to do this. So, from an epistemological perspective, you are basically asking - what are the facts as determined by someone else?
The tragedy of subjectivity is, for most people, some random ranting into a youtube video for 15 minutes about eg. Hillary Clinton constitutes "evidence" sufficient to determine fact.
- dartwing 10y agoI define facts as structured piece of the information, which I need to extract for specific domain area automatically. I do hope extraction to work automatically in order for the project to make sense. Eventually it will be measured for precision and recall using human judgement. The quality of that judgement would impact greatly on improvements and sustainability of the algorithm overall.