Our guiding principle was to assume that, if there was a deal rumour in circulation, it was already being traded on. Getting an accurate story out there as quickly as possible was helping to keep the market honest. Let sunlight be the disinfectant.
The map required the AI to make judgement calls about hundreds of little choices, and it just made them, without me understanding the choices or having a chance to weigh in. In many ways, it is miraculous (I can always ask for edits at the end) on the other, it turns AI into the ultimate black box.
I assumed that I was voting for the songwriters who would be included in the list. But I now see that the experts consulted by the Times only got to make nominations. The final 30 names were chosen by six New York Times music critics. There never was a real vote.
4mo ago
Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
