Common sense is broadly defined as a shared set of beliefs and approaches to thinking about the world.
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We often view common sense as an authority of collective knowledge that is universal and constant.
Words have meaning for people because we use them to make sense of the world.
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Large language models can’t understand language the way humans do because they can’t perceive and make sense of the world.
Common sense includes an intuitive understanding of basic physics – something computers lack.
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Common sense is a broad and diverse set of abilities that help define what it means to be human. AI researchers are struggling to endow computers with it.
Montreal-born pianist Oscar Peterson waves after playing at the Montreal Forum in July 1984. The Coalition for Music Education is inviting schools and communities across Canada to sing “Hymn To Freedom,” written by Peterson and Harriette Hamilton, on Music Monday 2019, a day to celebrate music.
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What kind of students are we raising when music is seen as a “frill?” The decision to drastically cut music education is a misguided policy.
The quest for scientific evidence can trace its roots back to the classic masters of rhetoric.
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What we regard today as scientific evidence can trace its roots back to the ancient art of persuasion.