Kim Bellard·4d agoScience FTWScience won. At least, that’s one of the takeaways from last week’s midterm elections. If you were one of the 124 million Americans who…
Kim Bellard·Nov 2Putting the “AI” into “Legal” (or “Healthcare”)I once again have to thank The New York Times for introducing me to a new concept. Sarah Kessler wrote about the rise of “legal…
Kim Bellard·Oct 27I’d Like Some Choices, PleaseLet’s say your favorite social media platform is bought by a right wing trillionaire, who espouses free speech, but only when it echoes…
Kim Bellard·Oct 19Enough of Asshole CapitalismI recently read both Plastic, Inc. (Beth Gardiner) and These Are the Plunderers (Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner), and, boy, am I mad…
Kim Bellard·Oct 12No, Seriously: Worry About Q-DayI’m tired about worrying about AI (no, I’m not falling for “superintelligence”). I’m choosing to not get too concerned about the plague…
Kim Bellard·Oct 5A Plague on All Our HousesIt’s not a plague. It’s not that plague. It’s nothing to worry about. Probably.
Kim Bellard·Sep 28Healthcare Is Fighting the Wrong AI WarThe Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is crying wolf about AI. Its new analysis claims that “hospital systems are increasingly billing…
Kim Bellard·Sep 22Know ThyselvesWith all the fuss about A.I. I was pleased to find some studies that illustrate that we don’t even fully understand the human brain yet…
Kim Bellard·Sep 14Start Counting Your DaysProbably the last thing the world needs is to hear from me about AI’s existential threat, but, really, what else is there to talk about…
Kim Bellard·Sep 8Listen to the Data — LiterallyAn article by Dina Genkina in IEEE Spectrum caught my attention: How Sound Could Make Sense of Big Data. It brought my attention to three…