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Think about it deeply, then forget it

On January 9, 2019 By gauravmathur191 Comment

Our mind can produce ideas when we step away from a problem. In the TV series 'Mad Men', the central character, a creative head at an advertising agency, gives this advice to his junior to get ideas: Just think about it deeply, then forget it. An idea will jump in your face.This was a common …

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Power of curiosity

On December 28, 2018 By gauravmathur19Leave a comment

A few days back, this paper was published by Open AI - an AI research organization sponsored by people like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. An AI agent was incentivized to be curious and explore the game. And it was the first time the AI beat human performance on the game 'Montezuma's revenge'. Instead of …

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Better than apes

On November 24, 2018 By gauravmathur192 Comments

We tend to vilify imitation. Our culture encourages us to 'be original' and 'be yourself', and 'don't follow the crowd.' Laws punish copying in serious cases, and society in general looks down on it. We consider apes as inferior, hence if someone copies others, we call the act 'aping'. So I am intrigued by the …

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