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14 février 2019

This robot co-taught a course at West Point

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. This robot co-taught a course at West Point
Khorri Atkinson, Axios, 2018/10/24
"Bina48 co-taught two sessions of an introduction to ethics philosophy course — which covers ethical reasoning, just-war theory and the use of artificial intelligence in society. In the classroom were almost 100 students, along with Barry and Maj. Scott Parsons, an assistant professor at West Point." I think "taught" is a very generous statement of what probably actually happened. More...

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14 février 2019

4 human-caused biases we need to fix for machine learning

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 4 human-caused biases we need to fix for machine learning
Glen Ford, TheNextWeb, 2018/10/28
The response to three of the four biases reported in this post is diversity. And I would add that just as machines need diversity in order to avoid bias, so do humans. That's why diversity is valuable. Anyhow here's the breakdown of the three (all quoted from the text):

Sample bias is a problem with training data... (we need a sample) both large enough and representative enough to mitigate sample bias.
Measurement bias happens when there’s an issue with the device used to observe or measure... best avoided by having multiple measuring devices (and I would add, multiple types of measuring devices)
Algorithm bias is a mathematical property of an algorithm. The counterpart to bias in this context is variance.

The fourth type of bias is prejudice bias, and "is a result of training data that is influenced by cultural or other stereotypes." More...

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14 février 2019

Feds launch ‘digital academy’ for public service

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Feds launch ‘digital academy’ for public service
Kathryn May, iPolitics, 2018/10/22
This article describes a new initiative at the Canada School of Public Service to launch the Canadian Digital Academy "to improve the 'digital acumen' of all levels of public servants who are working to modernize operations, and to deliver the kind of digital services that Canadians expect." Having worked with CSPS on two projects leading to greater digital capacability over the last year or so I am happy to see this development. More...

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14 février 2019

Connectivity and complex systems: learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Connectivity and complex systems: learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective
Laura Turnbull, et.al., Applied Network Science, 2018/10/22
Theodore Hoppe recommended this article, which appears to be open access from Springer (49 page PDF). It surveys new approaches based on connectivity found in a number of disciplines, including systems biology, neuroscience, computational neuroscience, geomorphology, ecology and social sciences. More...

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14 février 2019

GC Talent Cloud

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. GC Talent Cloud
Government of Canada, 2018/10/22
What I really like is that some government departments are putting things together to just trry things, and try to make them work. Start small, iterate, and work out the bugs. This fits into that category. More...

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14 février 2019

The State of Video in Education 2018

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The State of Video in Education 2018
Kaltura, 2018/10/16

The website takes you through a spamwall but the direct link to the 31 page PDF should work (I tested it). It's a pretty brisk read pointing to the increased use of video in learning. More...

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14 février 2019

What we lose by reading 100,000 words every day

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. What we lose by reading 100,000 words every day
Jennifer Howard, Washington Post, 2018/10/16
The Mini-Heap entry asks, "what does it mean for the future of reading, learning, and teaching that the average person now reads 100,000 words a day on electronic devices?" But the article itself frames it as "what do we lose?" by reading these words. More...

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14 février 2019

How to Fix Fake News

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to Fix Fake News
Regina Rini, New York Times, 2018/10/16
I'm not really on board with the idea tat the New York Times has solved the problem of fake news, nor either that emulating the norms of the cocktail circuit is the way to do it - both are as capable of spreading rumours as well as fact, and neithr seems to be held accountable for it. But there is an element worth drawing out of this article, and it's this: the ability to spread fake news stems at least in part from our ability to remember who said what. More...

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14 février 2019

Designing for Cognitive Differences

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Designing for Cognitive Differences
Brandon Gregory, A List Apart, 2018/10/16
I was at the 25th anniversary celebration for the Inclusive Design Research Centre on Saturday, and it raised in my mind the question of how broadly we should think of inclusivity (because it was baically an open recenption, and I am just not comfortable at open receptions - I need structure). More...

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14 février 2019

Why did Donald Trump Stress the Importance of Building a Wall on the Mexican Border?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why did Donald Trump Stress the Importance of Building a Wall on the Mexican Border?
Mitch Weisburgh, PILOTed, 2018/10/16
This post has nothing to do with Donald Trump; rather, it's a device used to frame a discussion of Alex Rosenberg's How History Gets Things Wrong, The Neuroscience of Our Addiction to Stories, discussed here last week. We want the simple story of how Trump reached his decision, but the simple story is almost certainly wrong. More...

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