Mastodawn

[The guess-the-next-word machine, which is kinda what LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude and the rest are, don't have a firm grasp of reality. We ought not to trust them completely: check their work scrupulously.] #joke #funny #comedy #accountant #engineer #statistician #AIagent #AIethics

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David August ❌👑5d ago

Worked for the IRS and also corporations, well balanced. They ask, "what is 1+1?" Accountant gets up, closes the office door, sits back down, leans in, and with a twinkle in their eye asks, "what do you want it to be?" 3/4 #joke #funny #comedy #accountant #engineer #statistician #AIagent

David August ❌👑5d ago

I heard this joke long ago, about accountants, but now feels maybe its about AI agents. Firm was hiring new person. Call in an engineer. Resume is great, love their experiences, and at the interview's end, ask, "what's 1+1?" 1/4 #joke #funny #comedy #accountant #engineer #statistician #AIagent

Flipturns 🏊‍♀️ 📷 🦋Feb 3

#Statistician: a person who draws a mathematically precise line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion.

Daniel Dvorkin Jan 6

Consult your local #biostatistician for details.

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Gilles DePemig

Dec 17

@martincigan You mean as a kind of magic math that always works? Maybe, but then the person who presents such a figure needs to explain why they believe so. I am pretty sure the reason is simply that this is the easiest function to fit.

Pro tip: If you want to expose a #datascientist for not being a #statistician, (and you could do this here too), ask them: What precisely do these shaded areas around your curves represent? Stammering guaranteed.

N-gated Hacker News Apr 22, 2025

👨‍🔬🤖 Oh, look at Mr. #Statistician trying to play god with a single #AI model and save all of science! Surely, this isn't just another elaborate excuse for a taxpayer-funded #trip to "lead" a meeting in Santa Fe. 🚀💼
https://www.lanl.gov/media/publications/1663/1269-earl-lawrence-ai #Science #TaxpayerFunding #SantaFe #HackerNews #ngated

Simon Gorin Jan 25, 2025

The @snsf_ch is looking for a #statistician (PhD) for its #Data Team. This is a great environment, and we do exciting work, to support scientific #research in #Switzerland and promote the value of research.

If you have any question regarding the work environment, the team, or ehat we do, drop me a message 😉

https://recruitingapp-2829.umantis.com/Vacancies/854/Description/2?lang=eng