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"At 87, Pearl is still able to change his mind" by rotatingpaguro
Oct 30, 2023
Judea Pearl, famous researcher known for Bayesian networks and statistical formalization of causality, discusses the need for a causal model and challenges machine learning's limitation to statistics-level reasoning. They explore surprising changes in perspective on causal queries and GPT capabilities, levels of causation in AI, and ethical implications in the shift towards general AI.
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- Causal relationships can potentially be grasped through statistical approaches and machine learning algorithms, challenging the need for exclusive reliance on causal models.
- Ethical guidelines and regulation are crucial to prevent the misuse of AI, especially in the case of language models like chat GPT, which can already pose risks in the wrong hands.
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Reconsidering the Role of Text in Causal Reasoning
Judea Pearl, a renowned researcher in Bayesian networks and causality, has reevaluated his previous notion that causal relationships cannot be understood solely through statistical approaches. Pearl explores the idea that text data itself could contain causal information, challenging the belief that only causal models can capture causality. He highlights the potential of machine learning algorithms, even at the statistics level, to grasp causality through data that reflects decision action outcome units or abstract descriptions of causation.
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