The Brian Williams Memorial Murray Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect Reading Room

That error was priceless. OTOH, it would be on-brand for Trump to have renamed the organization from Atlantic to American. In fact, I’m officially suggesting renaming the ocean to the American Ocean. The Pacific can be American Ocean, The Sequel.

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Not to be confused with a North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement

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Simon Whistler repeatedly refers to Rajiv Gandhi as the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.

Yeah, incredible how many people think Indira Gandhi (Rajiv’s mother) was related to Mahatma Gandhi. In fact, Indira was Nehru’s daughter.

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An AI corollary to Gell-Mann Amnesia:

You ask an AI a question. The first answer has a number of clear errors and omissions. You inform the AI of those. The second answer has a number of clear errors and omissions. You inform the AI… The nth answer has no clear errors or omissions. You accept that answer.

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Hegelian dialectic: errors and omissions, try try again

What is the mean value of n?

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