AGI-2011 conference videos
post by Dr_Manhattan · 2011-09-22T18:55:30.374Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 12 commentsGoogle tech talks published a bunch of video from AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) 2011 today, they're all linked from the conference site. I haven't watched any of them yet but the titles sound interesting.
http://agi-conf.org/2011/conference-schedule/#vp
(Via Patrick Hahn @OB-NYC.)
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comment by danieldewey · 2011-09-22T21:25:56.639Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I especially enjoyed the talk about Probabilistic Programs.
Replies from: arundelo, lessdazed↑ comment by arundelo · 2011-09-24T03:47:01.154Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Off-topic tidbit: He (like Eliezer) pronounces "Bayesian" to rhyme with "Asian". He does a similar thing with with "Gaussian", pronouncing it "GOW-shan" (0:45:33).
It seems like the more common pronunciations are "BAY-zee-an" and "GOW-see-an" (that is, name + "ian"), but I'm basing that on a small sample size.
Replies from: wedrifid↑ comment by wedrifid · 2011-09-24T09:34:52.728Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Name + "ian" as the alternative to rhyming with Asian strikes me as a somewhat limited illustration.
Replies from: arundelo↑ comment by arundelo · 2011-09-24T17:59:37.896Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The end of "Asian" does not sound like "ian", and "Asian" does not have a "z" sound in it like "Bayes" does.
IPA to the rescue!
"Bayes" is pronounced /beɪz/. I pronounce "Bayesian" /ˈbeɪziən/. Noah Goodman and Eliezer pronounce it /ˈbeɪʒən/. The Random House unabridged dictionary (1993) gives both pronunciations (and the OED does not have "Bayes" or "Bayesian" entries).
"Gauss" is pronounced /gaʊs/. I pronounce "Gaussian" /ˈgaʊsiən/. Noah Goodman pronounces it /ˈgaʊʃən/. The Random House unabridged and the OED (1989) give only /ˈgaʊsiən/.
Replies from: pedanterrific, wedrifid↑ comment by pedanterrific · 2011-09-24T19:10:42.402Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I appreciate the amount of effort that went into this comment.
However, I just realized it's probably supposed to be called the "Bay-shan Conspiracy" and died a little inside.
↑ comment by wedrifid · 2011-09-24T18:23:45.306Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The end of "Asian" does not sound like "ian"
No, it doesn't, does it? I wonder if that is at all related to my point.
Replies from: arundelo↑ comment by arundelo · 2011-09-24T18:35:14.798Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Was I correct in taking your point to be that the great-great-grandparent comment was not as clear as it could have been?
Replies from: wedrifidcomment by Vladimir_Nesov · 2011-09-22T19:52:17.139Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Replies from: Dr_Manhattan↑ comment by Dr_Manhattan · 2011-09-22T20:44:36.688Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Are you just being helpful or is this also a value judgement about the other talks?
Replies from: shokwave