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Will Koehrsen
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Data scientist at Cortex Intel. Data science communicator on Towards Data Science. Depression survivor.
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Will Koehrsen
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If sounds too good to be true, then it is. There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain…)
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Will Koehrsen
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There is nothing more effective to get people to stop thinking critically than the promise of a large and quick financial return.
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The problem - and this goes beyond VC - is that people lose their minds once they see $ or even the promise of a large return. If you aren't willing to think critically about an investment, then there are many people willing to take your money.
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Will Koehrsen
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Some startups are nothing more than smoke and mirrors trying to steal money from VCs. Here's a takedown of one example.
jacquesmattheij.com/anatomy-of-a-s…
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Will Koehrsen
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In case you're not already subscribed to Normcore Tech, you should be: vicki.substack.com
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Props to @vboykis for doing her best to keep big tech companies honest (in this case Apple).
vicki.substack.com/p/one-very-bad…
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Will Koehrsen
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Good point. The problem with current approaches to machine learning is that models usually prioritize the optimal (nearest) recommendation.
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Will Koehrsen
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For example, people don't want the most accurate medical diagnosis. They want an optimistic portrayal of their condition that gives them and their family hope.
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The "scenic route" problem of AI: many times, people don't want the computer-calculated optimal recommendation. They want a decision that accounts for factors not quantified by the model, like the beauty of the scenery along a route.
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Will Koehrsen
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Google Lens allows you to translate text in real-time, quickly convert book pages to computer text, search for info on local landmarks, and auto-add events to a calendar (among other tasks).
lens.google.com
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Will Koehrsen
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From sketchplanations. @sketchplanator
sketchplanations.com/post/190601601…
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Will Koehrsen
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Commitment device: a system you put in place to force yourself to do something you need to (or not to do something you shouldn't do). Because you really don't have as much self-control as you think you do. pic.twitter.com/O4j9LYOCYU
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Will Koehrsen
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If anyone wants a good place to hunker down until this emergency blows over, there are still some great old missile silos for sale in Arizona.
businessinsider.com/two-decommissi…
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Will Koehrsen
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At the CVS this morning.
Good thing I bought that old missile silo as an apocalypse bunker. pic.twitter.com/nYEk82RHet
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Will Koehrsen
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Yes, it's only one anecdote, but, like 99% of my interactions with people, it reinforced my belief that humans are inherently good to each other.
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Before I could even gather my thoughts to thank him, he turned and disappeared into the crowd, just another incredible New Yorker going out of his way to make a total stranger's day better.
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Will Koehrsen
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This is my $150 smartwatch. Today, it fell off my wrist while I was running in Manhattan without my noticing. 20 blocks later when I stopped at a light, I was tapped on the shoulder by a man who had run after me for a mile to return my watch! pic.twitter.com/7I7SO67RKS
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Will Koehrsen
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Bit of philosophy to end the week:
When I was younger, I tried to talk to the smartest/wealthiest people to learn from them. Now, I try to talk to the happiest people because it's a lot harder and rarer to be happy than wealthy or smart.
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Will Koehrsen
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People who live in Iowa: what's it like the day after the caucuses when your state ceases to exist for 4 years?
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Will Koehrsen
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Just realized that the big sporting event for today everyone's been talking about is not the Australian Open men's final, but a silly sport the Americans call football.
I will never understand this country.
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