From professional experience I know that that which can be inferred through special information, can often be demonstrated through publicly available information. Thread 1/5
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In mathematics, initial proofs are often complicated and difficult to understand than later refinements and alternative proofs. The complicated proof serves as a proof of possibility of the task. Many who would not make the attempt a proof are then emboldened to try. 2/5
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Much of human cultural, political, social, technological and ecological activity is the stampede that follows a proof of possibility. Importantly those that pay this initial exploration costs, might not benefit from exploitation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-armed_bandit#Empirical_motivation … 3/5
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This has important consequences for how we should structure organizations, culture and society if we wish innovation and progress. But let's focus on a consequence for secrecy. A secret is only worth keeping until someone publishes a complicated proof. 4/5
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Disreputable and fringe sources are often the first ones to publish complicated proofs. Once they demonstrate it, the previously silent are moved to speak. 5/5
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This popular two week old video might very well be the reason the NYT is now reporting it likely the
#covid19 virus has a biolab origin. Had it remained obscure, or was never made, the official organs might have kept a different story.https://youtu.be/bpQFCcSI0pU1 reply 8 retweets 36 likesShow this thread -
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Samo Burja @SamoBurjaA very controversial prediction: The first master Go player that will be able to beat a state of the art artificial intelligence of his year, will open the floodgates of play. In other words I think machines aren't yet strictly superhuman at that game, yet we behave as if. https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1250944433618432000 …Show this thread2 replies 1 retweet 8 likesShow this thread
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