The NBA and ChatGPT (Nerd Addition)

Alright, here's the deal. I love basketball. I like statistical analysis. And I am learning how to use AI to my advantage. 

I had an interesting interchange with Chat GPT about some of the greatest players in the NBA. I offer this for several reasons.

First, I find in fascination how changing parameters changers answers. Statistics are tricky things. They give answers that reflect that questions and parameters you set. They can give you a truth based on your rubric that is not the same at truth. Maybe there is a life lesson here? 

Second, I think it simultaneously shows the incredible opportunity AI provides (I got these answers in seconds) and the limits of computation (you are going to disagree with some of the answers because there is still some component that neither I nor ChatGPT thought of).

So, with no further ado, here we go.

Big Pharma, The Triangle Of Death, and AI: Three Documentaries You Should See in 2017

This past week, Etcetera's podcasting crew had the opportunity to interview writers, producers and directors associated with three documentaries showing at the Traverse City Film Festival:
producer Andrew Grant and director/writer Anniken Hoel (Cause of Death: Unknown); director Zaradasht Hairan (Nowhere to Hide); and producer Greg Kohs (AlphaGo). You can listen to the podcast on Soundcloud; as always, we welcome your thoughts on our Facebook page and on this post!

To give you an idea of where the conversation ranged on these three films, here are some observations and questions that worked their way into our discussion with them, as well as some links with which to pursue each topic. I think you will find what our guests had to offer as fascinating and insightful as we did!