Re: Testing GPT-4 with Wolfram Alpha and Code Interpreter plug-ins

2023-08-17 Thread 'spudboy...@aol.com' via Everything List
mix. Like chocolate and peanut butter, or two mints in one! On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 10:44:28 AM EDT, John Clark wrote: Ernest Davis and Scott Aaronson tested GPT-4 that had Wolfram Alpha and Code Interpreter plug-ins on a number of math and science problems. Aaronson

Testing GPT-4 with Wolfram Alpha and Code Interpreter plug-ins

2023-08-14 Thread John Clark
Ernest Davis and Scott Aaronson tested GPT-4 that had Wolfram Alpha and Code Interpreter plug-ins on a number of math and science problems. Aaronson said if it had been a human he would judge him to be an enthusiastic B student, maybe a B+. I think it's very impressive considering the fact th

Re: Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-12 Thread Mirek Dobsicek
Günther Greindl wrote: > Kim, > > great post, thanks! I second that! cheers, mirek > Kim Jones wrote: >> Let's keep it simple. Schools and universities (globally identifiable as >> 'the education industry') have traditionally fulfilled the role of >> fountains of knowledge. >> .

Re: Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-11 Thread Günther Greindl
Kim, great post, thanks! You may enjoy this TED talk: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html As to your "laughing" friend, I also know some such people, they have in truth not understood what science is about: asking questions, being critical (espec

Re: Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-10 Thread Kim Jones
Let's keep it simple. Schools and universities (globally identifiable as 'the education industry') have traditionally fulfilled the role of fountains of knowledge. This is fine, up to the point where we realise that we no longer need to attend these places if all we want is knowledge (accum

Re: Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-10 Thread John Mikes
Kim, this seems to be a so far undiscussed domain and I have some concerns. First off: the English usage mixes up 'education' with 'teaching'. Schools have a task to transform unformatted teen-beasts into constructive beings, what I call 'education'. That may be a very controversial thing, because

Re: Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-09 Thread Kim Jones
Certainly wouldn't disagree with you, Brent but I'm just wondering whether it's ever worth bringing out your yellow Positive Thinking hat before you automatically reach for your black Negative/Cautionary thinking hat? Please go right ahead and invent a bullshit detector ( a real one - not

Re: Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-09 Thread Brent Meeker
Kim Jones wrote: > http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=10240&m=41581 > > > > Universities and schools should now re-invent themselves. We no longer > need any "institution" to dole out knowledge because

Wolfram Alpha

2009-03-09 Thread Kim Jones
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=10240&m=41581 Universities and schools should now re-invent themselves. We no longer need any "institution" to dole out knowledge because all (non-fuzzy factual) knowledge can be downloaded from the Net. Education can now only have a f