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Artificial? Intelligence?

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Bernard Markowicz

Welcome to 2023! AI (Artificial Intelligence) is in the news these days in part because of GPT-3. GPT-3 is a natural language processing (NLP) engine coupled with a deep learning model built by the San-Francisco-based OPEN-AI startup company. The GPT-3 … Continue reading →

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How Network Complexity Killed Water Cooler Collaboration

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

Thanks to the ever-increasing complexity levels and scale of today’s networks, casual conversations can no longer be classified as an effective method of information sharing. Continue reading →

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Insight into Brain’s Complexity Revealed Thanks to New Applications of Mathematics

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

The lack of a formal link between neural network structure and its emergent function has hampered our understanding of how the brain processes information. The discovery of a mathematical framework to describe the emergent behaviour of the network in terms of its underlying structure comes one step closer. Continue reading →

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Jazz and Complexity (Ode to Chick Corea)

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Bernard Markowicz

I had the good fortune of attending the Chick Corea solo piano gig on April 9, 2014 at Blues Alley in Washington, DC.   I had been eagerly awaiting the evening since I am a Chick Corea aficionado.  I was not disappointed! … Continue reading →

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My Complex Lunch…

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Bernard Markowicz

To someone interested in complexity, everything seems like a complex system.  Take my lunch for instance… I sampled the delicious Vifon Pho Ga  Chicken Flavor Vietnamese Pho Rice Noodle Soup pictured to the side.  Its preparation was anything but complex.  But … Continue reading →

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Measuring Complexity

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Bernard Markowicz

Variety and connectivity are the yin and the yang of complexity. This network view of the World addresses the behavior of systems. Continue reading →

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