Posts Tagged "notes"

Could Humans Exist Outside the Loop?

There's a common expression, especially in the context of AI—'human in the loop.' This refers to human feedback given to otherwise autonomous systems that complete a task. Humans are added as an extra measure of precaution, to verify the outcome, or to help the system improve through feedback.

AI: The Magician's Hand

AI is all about data. Big data initiated this wave of technological investment in machine learning, which was later branded as AI systems and architectures. It's truly impressive when one considers the amount of data we—as a network-connected humanity—produce, either firsthand or with the help of algorithmic or more 'intelligent' systems.

Predator, Pegasus and stock Android

A few years ago, I decided to switch from custom Android ROMs to the official Android version provided by Google. At the time, I was using GrapheneOS, which, from a user experience perspective, is a clean version of the Android Open Source Project with Google services removed for security reasons.

The Importance of Constraints

The story of Unix's almost legendary creation goes like this: In 1969, Ken Thompson, an engineer at Bell Labs, decided to write his own operating system. He accomplished this in just over a month while his wife, Bonnie, and infant son, Corey, were visiting family in San Diego.

Giving blood

At the hospital, preparing to give blood to a relative. They say that since hospitals, as we know them, were formed in the industrial era, they resemble factories—humans as machines. We need to repair a part each time, and if there are many concurrent issues, a flow between departments and specialized personnel must be followed. This system has served and continues to serve us well, but…

On tracking

We have "spoiled" everyday life. By "we," I mean positivist/technology/engineer-minded individuals who tend to measure everything—calories, watts, kilometers, GPS and sleep cycles, as well as song counts, video subscriptions, or minutes spent on a mobile app. What types of food did we log? What does the heart rate monitor show about the variation of our heart rate when we are at rest?