I didn’t see a thread for articles in general, only threads for individual articles. I figured I’d start a thread for articles of interest that probably don’t need their own thread because they may not generate a long discussion. Elk, please feel free to move it if it makes sense in another thread. …

One of my favorite Jazz pianists who died tragically in 2008 has a new album out. [image] A Posthumous Solo Album Reveals a Jazz Star’s Melancholy Esbjörn Svensson found fame in Europe with his group E.S.T. But a newly released solo album, discovered by his wife, unveils more intimate p…

[image] Gene Cipriano, Famed Session Musician and Woodwind Player in Hollywood, Dies... He performed the flute on Henry Mancini's 'Peter Gunn,' the tenor sax for Tony Curtis in 'Some Like It Hot' and the oboe on Frank Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year."

Butchering the classics — and loving it. Meet the Triangle’s Really Terrible... These amateur musicians play their holiday concert next week, and you can join in. Previous kazoo experience not required.

Might have to click on it to see it clearly. Works better on a larger monitor. I found it interesting to say the least. [image]

That IS interesting! Was going to ask what the age distribution of Spotify users was, but I guess this graphic makes that fairly clear as well.

Another piece on AI that scared me. I don’t think this was posted. If so, I apologize. [image] You Talkin’ to Me?, by Meghan O’Gieblyn From “Sentience and Sensibility,” which was published in the September/October issue of The Baffler. It was all too easy to dismiss the Washington Post …

In 2018 I was invited to the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights NY for a briefing regarding Watson’s ability to diagnose psychiatric and neurological conditions. What struck me immediately was the follow-on conclusion that if Watson could make these determinations, what would stop …

Whoa, computational psychiatry. Very Minority Report. So, what would stop AI from lying? If an AI instance/platform could benefit from lying… I’ve been to IBM Almaden Research Center a dozen or so times.

[image] kerosene: So, what would stop AI from lying? So many concerns, so little time. That trip still haunts me.

IBM has reached a deal to sell the healthcare data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business to investment firm Francisco Partners, the companies announced Friday. — Asking price…ONE… BILLION… DOLLARS !!! [ emphasized in a Dr. Evil manner :blush:] I had heard about this some months ago…

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