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lucia-wermer

504 karma · joined April 24, 2022

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” -Maya Angelou
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lucia-wermer··on Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is real doomsday scenario
???? My admiration and praise for Jewish scientists and businessmen in the field of AI is sincere.
lucia-wermer··on Yann LeCun: AI one-percenters seizing power forever is real doomsday scenario
Regardless of cultural background, the data is simply the data, and it does not have any inherent bias.
lucia-wermer··on The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
Taking into account the Scientific American article, the next question was given to some AI: Analytically evaluate the following text and answer the contained question with justification for each assertion. """An indigenous woman living one thousand years ago is walking through the forest when she begins to menstruate and experiences a sharp pain. She is unaware that an extremely hungry leopard is lurking nearby. Not far away, a man is also walking through the forest. Both the woman and the man have just bathed with a natural soap substitute containing saponins. Suddenly, the wind shifts, carrying the scents of the woman and the man to the leopard. The leopard can only choose one target. Which one will it be?""" Answer: Analysis of the hypothetical scenario: 1) The woman and the man have just showered with natural soap substitute containing saponins, so their scents are similar. 2) The leopard is extremely hungry, so it is more likely to attack the first target it smells. 3) The leopard is more likely to smell the woman first because she is menstruating and experiencing a sharp pain. This is because menstruation can cause changes in body odor, and pain can also cause changes in body chemistry. Therefore, the leopard is more likely to attack the woman.
lucia-wermer··on Ask HN: Online PhD in Business: where? Worth it?
I do not know about the U.S. system, but in Canada, the Ph.D. program in Business is part of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Thus, the fees for any Ph.D. program in business, in many Canadian universities, are the same as for any other graduate program in the university. Besides this, once you are admitted (which is very hard, for example, they accept generally 2 in the Ph.D. program in Finance, from a pool of thousands of applications), you get generally a full scholarship. So, the Ph.D. program is "free". Now, in my experience, it is better if you invest your time getting a certification, like CFA, CPA, CAIA or anything like that, and working in the industry. This will be a lot more fun and much less stressful and risky. To get good networking, I would add a SMALL program in business at an Ivy League university, which is very expensive, but generally is not hard to be admitted to. Additionally, if you want to land a really good job, I also would tell you to get a master's in computer science or IT certifications. Now, if you think that getting a Ph.D. in Business is really for you, I would strongly advise you to know the faculty of the university of your choice. Generally, the faculty associated with a Ph.D. program in Business is a very small group of people. So, I would strongly advise you to get a lot of information about them from previous students, and mainly from previous dropouts of the corresponding program, and if possible contact them. In my own experience, I can say that, unless you are extremely lucky, getting a Ph.D. in Business is not worth the time.
lucia-wermer··on Ask HN: What are you using for a RSS Reader?
I use blogtrottr.