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An insightful essay. Pluralistic: Conspiratorialism and the epistemological crisis (25 Mar 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/25/black-boxes/

«The whole point of a transparent, democratically accountable process for expert technical deliberation is to resolve the epistemological challenge of making good choices about all of these life-or-death questions.»
https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/25/black-boxes/

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NECO: NEural Collapse Based Out-of-distribution detection
Detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) data is a critical challenge in machine learning due to model overconfidence, often without awareness of their epistemological limits. We hypothesize that ``neural collapse'', a phenomenon affecting in-distribution data for models trained beyond loss convergence, also influences OOD data. To benefit from this interplay, we introduce NECO, a novel post-hoc method for OOD detection, which leverages the geometric properties of ``neural collapse'' and of principa…

“There's a name for this phenomenon: ‘schismogenesis.’ That's when you decide how you feel about an issue based on who supports it.
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in a world where there are more issues you need to be clear on than you can possibly inform yourself about, you need some shortcuts.
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Schismogenesis isn't a great tactic. It would be far better if we had a set of institutions we could all largely trust”

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.06823 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_sta…

NECO: NEural Collapse Based Out-of-distribution detection
Detecting out-of-distribution (OOD) data is a critical challenge in machine learning due to model overconfidence, often without awareness of their epistemological limits. We hypothesize that ``neural collapse'', a phenomenon affecting in-distribution data for models trained beyond loss convergence, also influences OOD data. To benefit from this interplay, we introduce NECO, a novel post-hoc method for OOD detection, which leverages the geometric properties of ``neural collapse'' and of principa…

Semantic Data for Humanities and Social Sciences (SDHSS): an Ecosystem of CIDOC CRM Extensions for Research Data Production and Reuse
Francesco BerettaLARHRA, LARHRA PHN
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07531

Semantic Data for Humanities and Social Sciences (SDHSS): an Ecosystem of CIDOC CRM Extensions for Research Data Production and Reuse
Given the challenge of giant knowledge graphs created by major eco-nomic actors, which could virtually replace research in the Humani-ties and Social Sciences (HSS) in responding to public concerns, thequestion arises of how to increase the value of research data throughtheir publication and networking, applying the FAIR principles. Bothan epistemological and a semantic analysis show that the most rel-evant part of research data is factual information, understood as arepresentation of the objec…

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Is it possible to know cosmological fine-tuning?
Fine-tuning studies whether some physical parameters, or relevant ratios between them, are located within so-called life-permitting intervals of small probability outside of which carbon-based life would not be possible. Recent developments have found estimates of these probabilities that circumvent previous concerns of measurability and selection bias. However, the question remains if fine-tuning can indeed be known. Using a mathematization of the epistemological concepts of learning and knowl…

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Learning difficulties among students when applying Ampère-Maxwell's law and its implications for teaching
We investigate learning difficulties among second-year students on electromagnetism courses when they apply Ampère-Maxwell's law. Using phenomenography, we analysed written answers from 65 undergraduate physics students to four questions on Ampère's and Ampère-Maxwell's laws. We complemented our research by interviewing twelve students. To design the questionnaire, we ran an epistemological analysis of classical electromagnetism which helped us to identify a set of key essential concepts to …

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04190 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_…

Is it possible to know cosmological fine-tuning?
Fine-tuning studies whether some physical parameters, or relevant ratios between them, are located within so-called life-permitting intervals of small probability outside of which carbon-based life would not be possible. Recent developments have found estimates of these probabilities that circumvent previous concerns of measurability and selection bias. However, the question remains if fine-tuning can indeed be known. Using a mathematization of the epistemological concepts of learning and knowl…