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> The trouble is not that the AI can be wrong, it's that we will rely on its answers to make decisions. And this is why mathematical statistics and probability
by golergka 7y ago
> The trouble is not that the AI can be wrong, it's that we will rely on its answers to make decisions.
And this is why mathematical statistics and probability theory should be taught in middle school (may be instead of some trigonometry and stereonometry). Not only researchers, but any decision maker, and general public too, need to understand what confidence intervals are and how normal distribution works, on an intuitive level.
- lonelappde 7y agoWon't help. Most practicing scientists who have been trained in statistical methods don't understand them, and just publish whatever garbage they squeeze out of SAS and then add a layer of misinterpretation on top for good measure. Statistics is fundamentally beyond the comprehension of 98% of people.
- golergka 7y agoNot if you gameify it and educate them when they're about 12 years old. I don't have any sources, just a very strong gut feeling.