testing blows
i was thinking today how great robots are. for two reasons:
one: if we design a robot, than we can have some control of how to fix it when it breaks. unlike human bodies, which are beautiful, efficient and great but also complex and messy and prone to failure. while they have modular function and modular development, they are not hypermodular, like a computer, where you can remove and put things in easily. robots would be.
two: robots or artificial intelligence could do a better job evaluating knowledge than standardized testing, because you could find out how much people know through means other than random, multiple choice questions. (p.s. i hate when teachers call it "multiple guess"). like, an AI doctor could ask you questions and then when you explain your logic, they could award you partial credit instead of 0 or 1. I suppose the partial credit adds and subtracts up over time to have a null effect, but whatever. Also, the USMLE Step 1 is horrifying and scary and i hate it and i am stressed out for the first time in my life and it sucks.
love,
mike
one: if we design a robot, than we can have some control of how to fix it when it breaks. unlike human bodies, which are beautiful, efficient and great but also complex and messy and prone to failure. while they have modular function and modular development, they are not hypermodular, like a computer, where you can remove and put things in easily. robots would be.
two: robots or artificial intelligence could do a better job evaluating knowledge than standardized testing, because you could find out how much people know through means other than random, multiple choice questions. (p.s. i hate when teachers call it "multiple guess"). like, an AI doctor could ask you questions and then when you explain your logic, they could award you partial credit instead of 0 or 1. I suppose the partial credit adds and subtracts up over time to have a null effect, but whatever. Also, the USMLE Step 1 is horrifying and scary and i hate it and i am stressed out for the first time in my life and it sucks.
love,
mike