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Wasn't most of the claims in that book refuted, some even by the author. I really enjoyed it and found some great insights only to be later told by a friend in
by biosed 3y ago
Wasn't most of the claims in that book refuted, some even by the author. I really enjoyed it and found some great insights only to be later told by a friend in that sphere that the book was not correct and even the author had "retracted" some of the assertions.
- jerpint 3y agoHe won a Nobel prize for his works so not sure how much of it would be refuted
- gryn 3y agoOne quick google search and you can find multiple links for that, including some that were posted here. wasn't proven to be false but that the evidence used was not much of evidence either. here the first one in my results: https://retractionwatch.com/2017/02/20/placed-much-faith-underpowered-studies-nobel-prize-winner-admits-mistakes/ https://retractionwatch.com/2017/02/20/placed-much-faith-und...
- mistermann 3y agoAs luck would have it, a System 1 vs System 2 scenario falls into our laps.
- jerpint 3y agoCunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law
- mannykannot 3y agoIt might still be a useful concept in developing LLMs.