ELSM 6.9.24 - Synthetic Wok Hay
AI explosion, Sinopharmacology, and friend-shaped murder mittens
Happy Sunday and may your cricket team win! If you’re in Nassau county or in Nassau, Bahamas, I hope you’re enjoying the T20. If you’re not into the tournament, may your weekend be merry & bright. Get to the end for Alan Watts and the best analysis of murder floofs we’ve seen so far.
Scientists should use AI as a tool, not an oracle (AI Snake Oil) & Oil & Water? Diffusion of AI Within and Across Scientific Fields (arXiv) AI use is exploding, EXPLODING, across every field you can think of. 2400% jump in use in Engineering? That’s probably fine and will have no problems associated with it at all.
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