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I really wish we could stop using AI or ML for things in the "predicting social outcomes" category. Naming them more like "computational astrology" or "machine

by gok 7y ago

I really wish we could stop using AI or ML for things in the "predicting social outcomes" category. Naming them more like "computational astrology" or "machine alchemy" would be a better fit.

BlueTemplar 7y ago
"Astrology" (where mathematicians used to hang out before the scientific revolution, so no "computational"/"mathematical" qualifier needed) has been going on for decades in the financial and economic fields, so this one seems to be promised a bright future too!
DonHopkins 7y ago
Apple was all over that in 1979. https://i.imgur.com/ssFqU3i.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ssFqU3i.jpg