@esesci @blaine @makmanalp ..we are not talking medical diagnostics or similar systems where there's a right answer, at least theoretically.
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@zeynep@blaine@makmanalp more like domain parameters are subjective, not the system/mechanism. use a nn to assess beauty, isn't less a nn.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@esesci@blaine@makmanalp I'd say there is no external variable by which to easily calibrate, even theoretically.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@esesci@blaine@makmanalp We have physics: you got it right, or the plane doesn't fly. Computational: software works or the plane crashes.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@esesci@blaine@makmanalp And then there is, say, Google pagerank. There is no "external" variable by which it is right or wrong.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@zeynep@blaine@makmanalp still synthetic parameters and decision making is involved regardless of their reflection of social complexity.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@esesci@blaine@makmanalp Right, but so need word that distinguishes from "laws of nature" but also for "direct, unmediated human action."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@zeynep@blaine@makmanalp what I'm saying is twitter's "black box" looks like an expert system academically. a bad one socially, perhaps?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@makmanalp@esesci@zeynep "expert system" sounds like it implies expertise.
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@blaine @makmanalp @esesci It also implies a right answer. :-)
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@makmanalp@blaine@esesci I get why CS folk want to keep word algorithm as is, but new word required because CS has such impact in world!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - Show replies
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