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machine-learning

The More Things Change…

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Today I held 80 million year old dinosaur bones in my hands and used pics and brushes and glue to piece them back together into a rib. The tools I was using ...

It’s Made of People!

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An idea that I have been converging on in discussions recently spawned by Chat-GPT is that, for the purposes of risk assessment and impact, we should to thin...

The Ancient Battle Continues

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Reposting now given the latest iteration of this neverending battle, because this never gets old.

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

Is AI Just a Passing Fad

2 minute read

Someone important recently expressed a thought to me along the following lines:

ECML 2019 Notes

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In September 2019 I had the good fortune to attend ECML 2019 in beautiful Wurzburg, Germany.

NIPS Conference 2012

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A month ago I attended the 2012 Neural Information Processing Systems conference in Lake Tahoe Nevada. I’ve already posted some of my thoughts on some of it ...

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artificial-intelligence

The More Things Change…

2 minute read

Today I held 80 million year old dinosaur bones in my hands and used pics and brushes and glue to piece them back together into a rib. The tools I was using ...

It’s Made of People!

2 minute read

An idea that I have been converging on in discussions recently spawned by Chat-GPT is that, for the purposes of risk assessment and impact, we should to thin...

The Ancient Battle Continues

less than 1 minute read

Reposting now given the latest iteration of this neverending battle, because this never gets old.

Is AI Just a Passing Fad

2 minute read

Someone important recently expressed a thought to me along the following lines:

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conference-review

ECML 2019 Notes

17 minute read

In September 2019 I had the good fortune to attend ECML 2019 in beautiful Wurzburg, Germany.

Computational Sustainability at AAAI

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This week in Québec City the Twenty-Eighth AAAI Conference is being held and for the fourth year running there is a special track on Computational Sustainabi...

Review of RLDM2013 Conference

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Last week I attended the first multidisciplinary conference on Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making (RLDM2013) and I think I speak for most people who ...

NIPS Conference 2012

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A month ago I attended the 2012 Neural Information Processing Systems conference in Lake Tahoe Nevada. I’ve already posted some of my thoughts on some of it ...

AAAI 2011 Wrap-Up

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So I didn’t post an update about the AAAI 2011 conference every day, but really, this is more posts than I would have predicted with my prior model of my beh...

AAAI 2011 — Day 2

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Day two of tutorials and workshops at AAAI 2011. The crowd is starting to grow and the robots are being set up. Things don’t get fully started until tomorrow...

AAAI 2011 — Day 1

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I skipped the afternoon tutorial sessions to work on my presentation and go around town a bit but I did attend a very interesting morning tutorial on time se...

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large-language-models

The More Things Change…

2 minute read

Today I held 80 million year old dinosaur bones in my hands and used pics and brushes and glue to piece them back together into a rib. The tools I was using ...

It’s Made of People!

2 minute read

An idea that I have been converging on in discussions recently spawned by Chat-GPT is that, for the purposes of risk assessment and impact, we should to thin...

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artificial-general-intelligence

The Ancient Battle Continues

less than 1 minute read

Reposting now given the latest iteration of this neverending battle, because this never gets old.

Is AI Just a Passing Fad

2 minute read

Someone important recently expressed a thought to me along the following lines:

Building the Enterprise? Seriously? Why not?

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I ignored this the first time I saw it and then I was going to make snarky comment that we should just send a bunch of ships to mars instead of building the ...

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agi

The Ancient Battle Continues

less than 1 minute read

Reposting now given the latest iteration of this neverending battle, because this never gets old.

Is AI Just a Passing Fad

2 minute read

Someone important recently expressed a thought to me along the following lines:

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AIForGood

17 Days of AI for Good

6 minute read

In a couple weeks I will have the good fortune to be attending the second AI for Good Summit in Geneva. The summit is run through collaboration between the X...

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autonomous-driving

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nlp

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

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science-fiction

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

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This week the world lost two beautiful people who stood for hope, caring and kindness. These people happened to also be actors who most famously played chara...

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chatgpt

It’s Made of People!

2 minute read

An idea that I have been converging on in discussions recently spawned by Chat-GPT is that, for the purposes of risk assessment and impact, we should to thin...

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computational-sustainability

NIPS Conference 2012

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A month ago I attended the 2012 Neural Information Processing Systems conference in Lake Tahoe Nevada. I’ve already posted some of my thoughts on some of it ...

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artificial-intellgience

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reinforcement-learning

The More Things Change…

2 minute read

Today I held 80 million year old dinosaur bones in my hands and used pics and brushes and glue to piece them back together into a rib. The tools I was using ...

ECML 2019 Notes

17 minute read

In September 2019 I had the good fortune to attend ECML 2019 in beautiful Wurzburg, Germany.

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humans-suck

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

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This week the world lost two beautiful people who stood for hope, caring and kindness. These people happened to also be actors who most famously played chara...

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causality

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internet

Twitter Isn’t Even A Social Network

5 minute read

I’ve tried to write this blog post several times, and each time I get around to it my intro statement is no longer true.

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

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social-media

Twitter Isn’t Even A Social Network

5 minute read

I’ve tried to write this blog post several times, and each time I get around to it my intro statement is no longer true.

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

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natural-language-processing

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

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algorithms

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being-nerdy

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multiverse

Do you believe in the Multiverse?

1 minute read

Great review article of cosmology by Martin Rees, the British Astronomer Royal : One universe among many? Some people complain that scientists should be war...

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physics

Do you believe in the Multiverse?

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Great review article of cosmology by Martin Rees, the British Astronomer Royal : One universe among many? Some people complain that scientists should be war...

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neuroscience

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artificial-inteligence

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reading-groups

Reviewing Papers by Reading Group

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I love reading groups, and I just had an idea for how they might be able to save scientific peer review. In case you’re outside academia let me just describ...

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academia

Reviewing Papers by Reading Group

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I love reading groups, and I just had an idea for how they might be able to save scientific peer review. In case you’re outside academia let me just describ...

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iot

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artificial-general-intellgience

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regulation

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europe

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weather

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climate-emergency

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geoengineering

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climate-change

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covid-19

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scientific-method

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understanding-data-analysis

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causal-inference

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COVID-19

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metaverse

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

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automated-translation

Why Build a Meta-Verse?

4 minute read

Some spontaneous thoughts on the multiverse of metaverses and whether it’s all worth the effort.

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startrek

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

less than 1 minute read

This week the world lost two beautiful people who stood for hope, caring and kindness. These people happened to also be actors who most famously played chara...

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futurism

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

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This week the world lost two beautiful people who stood for hope, caring and kindness. These people happened to also be actors who most famously played chara...

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usability

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twitter

Twitter Isn’t Even A Social Network

5 minute read

I’ve tried to write this blog post several times, and each time I get around to it my intro statement is no longer true.

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mastodon

Twitter Isn’t Even A Social Network

5 minute read

I’ve tried to write this blog post several times, and each time I get around to it my intro statement is no longer true.

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dinosaurs

The More Things Change…

2 minute read

Today I held 80 million year old dinosaur bones in my hands and used pics and brushes and glue to piece them back together into a rib. The tools I was using ...

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