Tag Archives: Artificial intelligence

Not so intelligent?

Posted on February 3, 2023 by koenfucius

Featured image: JahnmitJa/Flickr CC BY SA 2.0 ChatGPT is all the rage, but does it live up to our expectations? And are our expectations realistic? I remember my first trip to Japan in the 1990s. I had worked all over … Continue reading →

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The challenge of making the best choices

Posted on March 5, 2021 by koenfucius

(featured image: duncan c/Flickr CC BY) Better decision making may mean widening, or narrowing horizons – depending on whether you are a human or a machine Four years ago, in the small hours of 21st March 2017, the neighbourhood around … Continue reading →

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Noisy people

Posted on September 29, 2017 by koenfucius

(featured image: Mysid/Wikimedia) Our decision-making is biased, but an even bigger limitation is that it is noisy. So what? The loudest and longest standing criticism of neoclassical economics is that it assumes us meatbags are rational, self-interested, utility maximizing individuals, … Continue reading →

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