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Practical Data: The Sigmoid Function

Practical Data is an occasional series that examines data concepts that we encounter in our everyday lives, sometimes without even knowing it. It is my pleasure to introduce you to the Sigmoid Function. I can’t help but think of it Read more

By Mark, 6 monthsSeptember 3, 2025 ago
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Oops … Sorry

I have long held that the main reason that corporate adoption of Artificial Intelligence has been slow is because leadership would necessarily have to accept the fact that sometimes the AI would be wrong. The demand for AI has always Read more

By Mark, 6 monthsAugust 27, 2025 ago
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Generative AI in the Classroom

Today I start teaching introductory computer science at Rhodes College. It’s the first course in the computer science major sequence, but it is also a recommended elective for non-majors. I’ve been told to expect non-majors to make up as much Read more

By Mark, 7 monthsAugust 20, 2025 ago
Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

To Code or Not To Code

I enjoy puzzles. Especially the constraint-satisfaction kind like they have on the qualitative section of the GRE. I have one of those page-a-day puzzle calendars that I work each morning while brushing my teeth. Here’s one from a couple weeks Read more

By Mark, 7 monthsAugust 13, 2025 ago
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Jargon Alert: Agentic AI

The ink is barely dry on Generative AI and AI Agents, and now we have a new next big thing: Agentic AI Sounds impressive. By the time this article comes out, there’s a good chance that Agentic AI will be Read more

By Mark, 7 monthsAugust 6, 2025 ago
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Pizza Intelligence

“Good afternoon. This is Domino’s Pizza. What can I get started for you?” “Hi. Yes. I’d like a thousand assorted large pizzas delivered tonight.” “Very well. Where would you like them delivered to? “The Pentagon. Add it to the tab.” Read more

By Mark, 8 monthsJune 25, 2025 ago
Artificial Intelligence Ethics

Interpretably Explainable (Or Is It the Other Way Around?)

An AI made a decision. You want to know why it decided the way it did. Seems reasonable.  Well, reasonable depending upon the AI technique being used. Some are more transparent than others.  First, we need to know what we’re Read more

By Mark, 9 monthsJune 18, 2025 ago
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The Many Faces of ChatGPT in the Mirror

Last week in the Reservoir of Ideas, I discussed bias in generative models and the impact of the data that’s fed to them. As luck would have it, a couple days later, a colleague reposted a TikTok video of a woman Read more

By Mark, 9 monthsJune 11, 2025 ago
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Data Ethics Part 2: You Are What You Eat

One of the most significant areas of Data Ethics concern is bias in generative AI models.  Concerns about algorithmic bias are not new. Associative model (i.e. neural network) bias is not new. Even the ceding of consequential decisions to these Read more

By Mark, 9 monthsJune 4, 2025 ago
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Data Ethics Part 1: Foundations

In the holiday classic, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and earlier in the October 25, 1961 Peanuts comic strip, Linus Van Pelt famously says: There are three things I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Read more

By Mark, 9 monthsMay 28, 2025 ago

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