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SimonSword

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SimonSword··on How AstraZeneca threw away its shot
Many consider the changes in vaccine recommendation by the STIKO (german panel for vaccine recommendation) as a bad thing. Personally, I like that they are changing their opinion based on new data - what else should they do? Are you suggesting Merkel should have taken a second dose of AstraZeneca?
SimonSword··on Machine learning is booming in medicine, but also facing a credibility crisis
I agree, that it would not need to be 100% accurate. However, automation with low accuracy would induce other kinds of errors (e.g. complacency or loss of skill in doctors). Therefore, automation shouldbe significantly better than humans to justify their use.
SimonSword··on A complete 4-year course plan for an AI undergraduate degree
I would argue that the "using a compiler"-class would be the programming class!
SimonSword··on A complete 4-year course plan for an AI undergraduate degree
This is a course plan for computer science. I don't see why Artificial Intelligence should have its own "degree". However, there is a trend towards these niche degrees at universities too.
SimonSword··on Corporate buzzwords are how workers pretend to be adults
This reminded me of the section about "Clutter" in the book "On writing well":

> Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes. When the Digital Equipment Corporation eliminated 3,000 jobs its statement didn’t mention layoffs; those were “involuntary methodologies.” When an Air Force missile crashed, it “impacted with the ground prematurely.”