วีดีโอ

Using patent examination data, we demonstrate that current LLMs, including GPT-4o, do not “think”. Rather, when asked a difficult “A or B” question, GPT typically chooses the first option and eloquently explains its conclusion, even if incorrect. Rational Choice Theory says that this is not rational, i.e., reasoned. What does this say about artificial intelligence? We trained a much smaller cus...

Wow, I loved the show. At the beginning, Jae Matthews slowly, thinking through the statement carefully, said "So we are a dance band. If you are here," (pointing to the crowd in front of the stage) "you should dance." I wasn't in front of the stage, but my watch claims I did 9000 steps....

So I got to see @twin_tribes last week. Cauldron of Thorns is still my favorite song of theirs. I'm super happy that they played it, and I got a decent video of part of it.

I had never heard of @urbanheatband, who opened for Twin Tribes last week. Their performance was phenomenal! I enjoyed the songs live more than the studio versions that I listened to after the concert. At one point, the singer shouted, "Does anyone want to hear songs about depression?" And the audience cheered. Yeah, that's my kind of music. Unfortunately, the audience seemed pretty dead overal...

Hummingbird feeding chick in our front yard

Cute dog! Marshall is afraid of an animated Halloween decoration.

Lyrics by Donald J. Trump to the tune of Jerusalem, by Steve Earle @SteveEarleOfficial #SteveEarle. The lyrics are here: tr.usembassy.gov/remarks-by-president-trump-and-president-erdogan-of-turkey-before-bilateral-meeting/ Da Prez explains the USA's goal in Syria: “We’re keeping the oil. We have the oil. The oil is secure. We left troops behind only for the oil.” He is a very thankful person. I...

Elias' first time riding a bicycle. He was already a "balance bike" master, so as soon as he had the confidence to get on a regular bike, he was ready to roll.

Jasper made this video of dad driving up the bumpiest part of the road out of the Valley of the Moon. Jeep and dad did great, the video makes it look easier than it felt.

Given all of Toyota's recent problems recalling cars, stopping factories, etc. here is a positive view of the Prius' safety features. I gave this speech at the prestigious Del Mar Toastmasters club. 40 members attend a typical meeting! "Agent Zero", project #5 (body language) from the Basic Manual, 5-7 minutes. 12/7/2007.

"Combat dancing" rattlesnakes along a trail in Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA. When we saw them, we assumed that they were mating. But Cascavel1 explained that they were actually two males wrestling over territory or a female. Still photos of these snakes are on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/ensiematthias/sets/72157613204190636/.