2026-04-13
a linkedin feed overlay that will do importance sampling based on acceptance rates at various venues and pull up some (anonymized) rejected paper posts for you too
Where are all the Computing Science undergraduates going? Adjacent fields such as data science, robotics, cybersecurity, etc www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
So the concern over Claude Mythos and cybersecurity seems warranted based on this independent assessment from the UK government. It was capable of the equivalent of 20 hours of expert human work autonomously. It is not an unexpected jump in capability, but it is big. www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-eva...
The growing trend of treating all of AI as One Big Thing that always includes data centers & job changes & education changes & power & accelerating science & misinformation & national security & corporate control & medical use & etc is going to inevitably lead to some bad policy on all sides.
Six months ago, there was a lot of focus on the idea that the there would be a massive glut of unused computing power which could cause a recession as AI use plateaued. The "compute bubble" belief was absolutely everywhere. The degree to which this turned it wrong deserves some notice.
It's time to #TalkAboutHumanities so here is a contribution: Resisting Dehumanization in the Age of 'AI': The View from the Humanities www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Lc...
I understand and agree with Quinn flagging this as idiotic, but I have seen countless academic papers bragging about similar approaches in their methods sections.
I tried to pin down what people mean by "simulation" and place it in the broader context of the study and design of feedback systems.