Did Noam Chomsky accidentally predict ChatGPT? Seventy years after he revolutionized linguistics by describing language as a computational system, artificial intelligence is challenging some of his fundamental theories. Explore the fascinating intersection of generative grammar, statistical learning, and what machines might teach us about the human mind.
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Bank Shots
In which Doug and I have another fireside chat, this time about Echo Arena virtual weightless robot ultimate frisbee, multiplayer game coding, and some good and bad experiences with banking in Germany.
...Messages from Mars
Following up on a mention of a scene from The Martian involving solar charging a vehicle for hours on end to drive it a few hours each day to get to his rescue point, Doug and I then launched into a chat about the interesting communications challenges that Mark Watney overcomes in the movie (and the book on which it is based).
...Chasing the Sun
Doug and I got to talking about solar power and automotive dependency on gasoline, and I brought up a ridiculous scene from a movie called Race the Sun.
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