Duolingo’s Portuguese course gets “passivo agressivo” lesson
In addition to “flirting” and ” idioms”, the Brazilian Portuguese course on Duolingo gained a third optional lesson today: passivo agressivo.
Is Artificial Intelligence going to save us?
Short answer: No, AI is stupid. Example: Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, probably a dog. Auto-generated subtitle for Dr. John Campbell’s video For a longer answer, see: Is Artificial Intelligence Stupid?
Friday Rant: Why are targeted ads so bad?
This is not an essay about the ethical issues with targeted ads. I simply want to know why they’re so bad. Example: Facebook shows me an ad for a new steak house. Facebook, please, I still regularly like posts from a vegan burger restaurant in Paris although I haven’t been there in years, shouldn’t you…