I don’t have much of a formal background in Math, CS or AI. I know a bit from reading LessWrong and Kurzweil though. There weren’t any core ideas in the article that were new to me… but Wait But Why has a way of explaining things that is really helpful, and my understanding has definitely been solidified after reading that. Plus it was enjoyable.
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I don’t have much of a formal background in Math, CS or AI. I know a bit from reading LessWrong and Kurzweil though. There weren’t any core ideas in the article that were new to me… but Wait But Why has a way of explaining things that is really helpful, and my understanding has definitely been solidified after reading that. Plus it was enjoyable.