Theorizing from Data by Peter Norvig (Video Lecture)

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June 24, 2008, 22:59

People aren't even prepared to accept theoretical knowledge, let alone let computers do their theorizing (because this still generates theories, just opaque ones we can't identify).

What if you ask a data-based computer the question "are gays bad for society ? How much less input can society expect from someone who is gay".

What if the answer is "lots" ?

And there are a million questions like this. Pouring money in AIDS research is nonsense, almost no-one dies from the disease. It would make much more sense to invest in heart-diagnosis/medication, cancer research, and a cheap way to cure pulmonary diseases, which are the real killers :
(WHO statistics @ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/index.html)

7.21 Coronary heart disease
5.51 Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases
3.2 Lower respiratory infections

(data format : millions killed \t disease)

And obviously following the data the US should immediately try to switch from oil to nuclear, and as completely as possible, and AFTER THAT (prioritizing) try to develop solar and fusion.

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