Semantic algebra
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Semantic algebra
“How to clarify a concept you can’t articulate:
1. Change mediums. Draw it. Photograph it. Sing it.
2. Change levels. Explain what is one level up (bigger picture) or one level down (finer details).
3. Change fields. What would this concept look like in different fields?”
1. Change mediums. Draw it. Photograph it. Sing it.
2. Change levels. Explain what is one level up (bigger picture) or one level down (finer details).
3. Change fields. What would this concept look like in different fields?”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On hard conversations, how to ruin a good strategy, and asking for what you want
You know how some people seem to have a magic touch with LLMs? They get incredible, nuanced results while everyone else gets generic junk.
The common wisdom is that this is a technical skill. A list of secret hacks, keywords, and formulas you have to learn.
But a new paper suggests this... See more
Deep analogical thinking is the practice of recognizing conceptual similarities in multiple domains or scenarios that may seem to have little in common on the surface.
(Journalist) David Epstein • Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Analogizing AI
Noah Brier draws analogies to better understand AI:
- 🚲 Relate to Veritasium's bike experiment, which shows the need to physically experience concepts to truly understand them, similar to learning to ride a bike.
- ⚛️ Draw parallels to quantum physics, suggesting our struggle with AI stems from a lack of vocabulary to describe its