humean_being

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   by humean_being 3y ago

   In 1900 the literacy rate of the US was roughly 20%. Over the next century states and the federal government introduced mandatory educational requirements and expanded access to public education. By 2000 literacy is north of 80%. Do you thi
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   by humean_being 3y ago

   This is a chance, stay with me here, that humans and LLMs learn differently.
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   by humean_being 3y ago

   This is horrifying. If I understood this correctly, they are being taught effectively *next token prediction* instead of reading. The only children that will learn to read will probably be in spite of this system.
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   by humean_being 3y ago

   This was something that I and a friend found surprising when he was studying to become a primary school teacher in the UK. A lot of the education for teachers in the UK is effectively 18th century philosophy taught uncritically - the likes
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   by humean_being 3y ago

   Its pretty much lingua franca for type setting mathematical formula. In my experience most math graduates already know it from typesetting their own work for assessment submission or publication.
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   TypeScript Type Safety: Exploring Overloads and Conditional Types(michaelrutter.dev)

   3 points by humean_being 4y ago|0 comments
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   Risks of Mastodon for Journalists(michaelrutter.dev)

   5 points by humean_being 4y ago|0 comments