Jan Larsen PhD is Professor at DTU Compute, Director of Danish Sound, and have autored more than 150 publications in machine learning and signal processing.
The warning, I think, is to be critical of how "mental" terms are used and worry if such undefined terms end up playing a central role in our vocabulary. I think it raises some questions on how terms such as manipulating, generating, "learning" or navigating are used.
Is becoming #superhuman really a good idea? Will 'transcending humanity' make us more happy or less? Will this coming convergence of man and machine aka #singularity be an upgrade or a downgrade? Key topics in my new book https://t.co/h57KgRZ2XB - brand-new keynote exerpt below!
The first insight of linguistics, going back to Plato, is that words are conventions, without magical powers. That's being nullified by PC/SJW attacks on mentioning taboo words, even ironically or in works of art. https://t.co/u33Umidz0q via @QuilletteM
@AnjaHoffmann@PwC Digital is not a no-brain fix: it is a way to get much more experiments and analysis done for same investment. Done right there should be an edge for many. The twist is: the more frequent interaction the higher chance of necessary retrofit of your solution.
Unge nyansatte i Coop skal spille sig til bedre kundeservice. DTU Compute- forsker professor Helle Rootzén @hellehero skal finde ud af, om det virker. https://t.co/f0eiH46wLY
Høje ansøgertal til især DTU's it-uddannelser har betydet, at DTU ekstraordinært har oprettet 102 ekstra studiepladser udover de 110 planlagte, som var en reaktion på sidste års ansøgerpres #uddpol#optag18 https://t.co/mFv6wxT3Zk
“Ayahuasca reflected my beliefs back to me, in glorious technicolour, and made them feel transcendentally true.” Deep essay on the looping effects of psychedelics from Jules Evans @emotionshistory, #MustRead https://t.co/BOhqbxKM6y
my film Technology vs Humanity - The Future is already here. A film by Futurist Gerd Leonhard https://t.co/vprVH1gtEs great background footage from #barcelona#techvshuman
At last some honesty about why we're seeing no progress on inequality, (in fact, the contrary). And why the rich using tech to insulate themselves from total system collapse is short-sighted, inhumane and plain wrong. “Survival of the Richest” by @rushkoff https://t.co/OebKsBqW6p
People can maintain relations with ~150 friends at a time (Dunbar's number). Similarly, people tend to have ~25 core-locations at any point in their life. #LaurettiNumber https://t.co/RNYckh8HQv
Skal algoritmer styre vores krælighedsliv? Se mere i Berlingske og hør Jytte Vilkkelsøe, Trine Demant og jeg diksutere det på Heartland Festival 2. juni 12:30
@heartlanddk@DTU_Compute@CogSys https://t.co/4Dx1RfLS2U https://t.co/hHyNn3SoXv