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Why You See Patterns in Random Coin Flips: The Clustering Illusion
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (1312+ words) Why You See Patterns in Random Coin Flips: The Clustering Illusion'Observer Voice Flip a coin twenty times and record the results. Suppose you get this sequence: H-H-H-T-H-T-T-H-H-H-H-T-T-T-T-H-T-H-H-T. Did you notice something? There's a run of four heads in a row,…...
Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (623+ words) Have you ever had the experience of rereading a sentence multiple times only to realize you still don't understand it? As taught to scores of incoming college freshmen, when you realize you're spinning your wheels, it's time to change your…...
Human Capital Working Group Meeting Explores AI and Language Access
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (664+ words) Shalini Singh is a journalist specializing in Indian politics and national affairs. With a keen eye for political developments, policy reforms, and democratic discourse, she brings clarity and insight to every piece she writes. Shalini is also associated with ANB…...
AI agents arrived in 2025 – here’s what happened and the challenges ahead in 2026
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (682+ words) In artificial intelligence, 2025 marked a decisive shift. Systems once confined to research labs and prototypes began to appear as everyday tools. At the center of this transition was the rise of AI agents " AI systems that can use other software…...
IIT Mandi Launches Admissions for Innovative MBA in Data Science and AI
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (331+ words) The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) has opened its admissions for the 202628 batch of the MBA in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DS&AI) program. Now entering its fifth iteration, this program is designed to prepare graduates for…...
What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (780+ words) Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact on society. AI's impact on human writing, in particular, has been enormous. The large language models that power AI tools such as ChatGPT are trained on…...