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The Ghost of Cognition Past, or Thinking Like an Algorithm

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58 points by fwdbureau 8 years ago · 5 comments

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mlcrypto 8 years ago

Very interesting. Also brings up the suggestion that Trump speaks like an algorithm that is brutally optimized to win an election in the 21st century. Is he really clueless?

  • oh_sigh 8 years ago

    He's obviously not clueless. He either is very adept at winning, or is adept at picking people to support him who are adept at winning which is essentially the same thing. I find it funny that there is a claim that Trump speaks like an algorithm though - he appears to speak the same way regardless of whether he is in a national debate, or ordering a hamburger. HRC, on the other hand, had various voices which were probably developed by study groups and psychologists. I honestly could not believe that the lady speaking in empty political-speak at the debates and on TV/radio shows was the same lady in the leaked tapes from her wall street speeches where she showed typical, human interactions with her questioners.

  • jacobush 8 years ago

    Maybe the times just panned forth the algorithm that fit?

vilhelm_s 8 years ago

Discussion 3 days ago about the original blogpost that Geoff Manaugh is commenting on: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15637504

alexpetralia 8 years ago

Maybe it looks something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSF5PbwKU3I

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