Mastodawn

> There exists in the released Epstein documents a truly cringey undated letter of recommendation that Chomsky is alleged to have written for Epstein. The letter has been extensively cited in the press because, unlike the e-mails, it is effusive, containing several good pull quotes. Chomsky, says the letter, considered Jeffrey a “highly valued friend and regular source of intellectual exchange and stimulation.”
> I’d wager that Chomsky didn’t write this gushy letter. It sounds nothing like him....
#Grandin #EpsteinRecommendation
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-emails/

What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us

Chomsky has often suffered fools, knaves, and criminals too lightly. Epstein was one of them. But that doesn’t mean Chomsky was part of the “Epstein class.”

The Nation

BatteMan Aug 16, 2024

Mon grand vient de découvrir ma collection de #VHS #ImagesDeGuerre de #MarshallCavendish, faite par mes soins à peu près à son âge. Du coup, j'ai redescendu le #combi #Grandin #magnétoscope acheté pour la PS2 quand j'étais étudiant ! 😁

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Nov 8, 2023

@FrightenedRat @VulcanTourist @MaJ1

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..."overload" aspect, as my feeling is that neither #PeterAutism, nor #TempleGrandin would object to this assertion, I would think.

However, the citation from Dr. #Grandin regarding the comparison to LLM's and providing as much data as possible for differentiation, makes me things that at least she does not share this point of view anymore. (correct?)

The consequences that parents and teachers can deduct from these--at face value--opposing...

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Nov 6, 2023

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The fascinating article on #autism and #MachineLearning/#AI by
#PeterVerheulen, "Does [Dr. ]Temple Grandin’s* brain work like a computer or a human?" compares the learning process of current #AI technology (#LLMs) to the learning and sensory processing of #autistic people:

Dr. #Grandin "...compared her own learning processes with that of #Artificialintelligence “My brain works like an AI program of machine learning“...

#autistic

https://petervermeulen.be/2022/10/24/does-temple-grandins-brain-work-like-a-computer-or-a-human/

@VulcanTourist @MaJ1