I thoroughly enjoy Ajay Shah and Amit Varma's Youtube podcast "Everything Is Everything". I have watched almost all episodes (almost because I might have missed one off episodes for some reason). However, there is always a first amongst equals. To borrow from Animal Farm: "All episodes are equal. But some are more equal than others".... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Show and Tell
A girl doing show and tell in Easter theme. I have been meaning to write this post for a while. The more it delayed, the more I got time to ponder over it and understand more nuances. I'm now trying to write it down without waiting till eternity. Show and Tell is a powerful tool... Continue Reading →
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis on Artificial General Intelligence
Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis on Artificial General Intelligence. I feel Demis is too optimistic to say that AGI is just few years away. In my opinion it may take few decades, maybe a century to get to true AGI; or we may never get there. Because we still don't know how brain works, which... Continue Reading →
Sharpen Your Axe. Expand Your Toolkit
When it’s not time for war, one must be preparing for the fight. Luck favours the ones who are prepared.
M.A.M.A. — Make AI Mediocre Again
M.A.M.A. and Nothing University ads by Cadbury 5 Star are amazing! https://youtu.be/73rkqkTY6dA?si=VF3WOiE2i_EHVBSH https://youtu.be/0lhmKOR8Www?si=myZiiKP6J0UfBnWj We should be a short-term pessimist (cautious) and long-term optimist. However, people tend to do exactly the opposite. The hype about AI is so much that it's going to disappoint in near future. Once the euphoria is over and sanity is restored,... Continue Reading →
Chess Puzzle, A Lesson About Human Mind And Framing Bias
Humans are innately lazy. A recent study established that too. Our brain is not optimised. There is enough empirical evidence to support this observation. You must have read about Parkinson's Law which states that “work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Here is an example I thought of to demonstrate the same using... Continue Reading →
Not Everything You Lose Is A Loss
Not everything you lose is a loss...
Manu Joseph on Ratan Tata and Class
Those who follow my blog might know that I have a love-hate relationship with Manu Joseph. I read his column every Monday in Mint newspaper. He is sharp, often witty and sometimes original. He is also biased and opinionated. When his biased view and opinions are not in line with my world view I don't... Continue Reading →
Rory Sutherland – Are We Now Too Impatient to Be Intelligent? | Nudgestock 2024
I have a list of items that I want to gift my daughter when she grows up. It doesn't feature money, property or precious collectibles (mainly because I don't have any). It consists of books which I would urge her to read, movies to watch, music to listen to, and stories/experiences which I want her... Continue Reading →
The Jaw-Dropping Cost of Making Things on Your Own – Efficiency of Free Markets
I had come across the delightful story of how a pencil is made in "I, Pencil: My Family Tree as told to Leonard E. Read", which highlights why and how the modern free market economy works for all of us. This recent video on FutureIQ is an excellent short video to understand the story in... Continue Reading →
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