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Photos “from a past life”

2009, somewhere in eastern Ukraine. I only recognize Vasylivka, where the traffic police and architects teamed up

interesting about game theory in ELI5 style

Sometimes even too mainstream, but good for casual listening while driving

In conclusion – Added to my wishlist on Amazon the book Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict. Will start buying once my queue of unread books reduces by at least a third

Okay. Just a normal evening at home, two foxes wandering around

The bushes seem to be trying to tell me something

Doesn’t this look like HELP?

Bing knows two jokes. He finds them funny.

Here’s who AI won’t replace. If they get a chair, they will feed it to this white friend with a yellow potholder and the chair (I saw it with my own eyes)

My 15th attempt at oil painting. “Any bites? What if I find some?” or “Natasha, get up!”

I posted this seven years ago (Facebook reminded me), and realized that it is still relevant and interesting

My 14th painting. Gargoyle on the Salisbury Cathedral (formally Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, built 1220–1320)

While Google’s Bard is somewhat dull compared to GPT-4, I asked who was the Vice President of the USA in 1946.

GPT-4 initially answered Barkley but contradicted itself during the response and eventually, after I requested proof, corrected itself. But it’s great that it provided proofs with links.

What actually happened. In 1945, Vice President Truman became the President of the USA, as Roosevelt passed away while still in office. And who was to be Truman’s back-up was not specified by the constitution. Theoretically, he could have nominated a new vice-president, but in fact, everyone was waiting for the 1948 elections.

Google’s Bard, on the other hand, initially gave a wrong answer and did not correct itself. It answered with Wallace. Henry Wallace had left the vice-presidency of the USA a year earlier and had been appointed secretary of commerce. But when I asked the same question again, it answered correctly. When asked for proof, it simply made assertions. Not very Google-like.

But overall, it’s great that the number of intelligent assistants is growing.