I think it'll do AI Research a whole lot of good if people stopped putting it on such lists. There's so much appeal in the name, that a lot of bull shit is getting passed off as "ground breaking" work. Get AI off the list, that'll wake the community up, and then maybe, just maybe, we'll see something viable come out of the all the money being flushed down the AI toilet.:)
While what they are doing is pretty cool, one has to question the utility of the same. You often see the media get all excited about these ideas, when really they aren't really practical. What's the point in translating just words? What kind of half-assed conversation could you have. The point is, if they stick to claiming that they can translate words, it is fine. However, claiming that this will help one have a bilingual conversation is dishonest. They should just turn around and ask the guys working in Machine Translation at LTI@CMU. A horror story or two from there would be a good reality check.:)
The only part that I find disconcerting is the lack of accountability. The internet isn't really a medium that gets out to a majority of the people in the country. I'd be more concerned about censorship in newspapers, TV and arts. However, the fact that these guys can get away without having to explain why, is scary.
It isn't just that the government isn't telling us why, the problem is, very few people are asking and following through. I believe the furore over the initial ban was a start. The follow through was missing. No one was fired or apologized.
As citizens we only speak of our rights and forget that it is our duty to ensure they are protected. We are accountable first to ourselves and to the generations to come. The govt won't take you seriously, if you don't make them pay for what they do. If they can censor and get away with it, it says there is something seriously wrong with the public discourse in India.
There you go, more ranting. Like that got us anywhere.
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... is people using Ctrl (Apple) Enter to enter passwords, are pretty much screwed. :)
I think it'll do AI Research a whole lot of good if people stopped putting it on such lists. There's so much appeal in the name, that a lot of bull shit is getting passed off as "ground breaking" work. Get AI off the list, that'll wake the community up, and then maybe, just maybe, we'll see something viable come out of the all the money being flushed down the AI toilet. :)
While what they are doing is pretty cool, one has to question the utility of the same. You often see the media get all excited about these ideas, when really they aren't really practical. What's the point in translating just words? What kind of half-assed conversation could you have. The point is, if they stick to claiming that they can translate words, it is fine. However, claiming that this will help one have a bilingual conversation is dishonest. They should just turn around and ask the guys working in Machine Translation at LTI@CMU. A horror story or two from there would be a good reality check. :)
Brilliant. This is the first thing that came to mind when I read the piece. God! The tobacconist sketch is hilarious.
The only part that I find disconcerting is the lack of accountability. The internet isn't really a medium that gets out to a majority of the people in the country. I'd be more concerned about censorship in newspapers, TV and arts. However, the fact that these guys can get away without having to explain why, is scary. It isn't just that the government isn't telling us why, the problem is, very few people are asking and following through. I believe the furore over the initial ban was a start. The follow through was missing. No one was fired or apologized. As citizens we only speak of our rights and forget that it is our duty to ensure they are protected. We are accountable first to ourselves and to the generations to come. The govt won't take you seriously, if you don't make them pay for what they do. If they can censor and get away with it, it says there is something seriously wrong with the public discourse in India. There you go, more ranting. Like that got us anywhere.