Simultaneous belief in logically incompatible claims is linked to conspiratorial thinking, according to a study that models belief using a Bayesian framework. The study will be published in PNAS Nexus ...

The Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins has argued that everyone is an atheist. “I have found it an amusing strategy, when asked whether I am an atheist, to point out that the questioner is also an ...

Belden gains Wi-Fi and enterprise switching products in the deal and adds to its existing portfolio of passive networking infrastructure, OT wireless, and industrial switching gear. Belden (NYSE: BDC) ...

We explore how quantum computation – a computing method based on the principles of quantum physics – could be applied to Bayesian inference – an approach to updating beliefs and making predictions ...

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Concr CEO Irina Babina and CTO Matthew Griffiths unpack how Bayesian foundation models can excel at uncertainty management to build trust in medical AI digital twins. Their insight has important ...

Large Language Models (LLMs) are the world’s best mimics, but when it comes to the cold, hard logic of updating beliefs based on new evidence, they are surprisingly stubborn. A team of researchers ...

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco Last Wednesday, ...

Abstract: Electric vehicle (EV) users’ behaviors are influenced by users’ willingness, which is not directly observable. Emerging large language models (LLMs) have advantages in handling this problem.

He made the case that evidence and arguments aren’t necessary for rational, reasonable belief. Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga turns 93 on Saturday, November 15. He is the first long-time ...