Researcher at Google and CIFAR Fellow, working on the intersection of machine learning and neuroscience in Montréal (academic affiliations: @mcgill.ca and @mila-quebec.bsky.social).
Very cool!

@tyrellturing.bsky.social
Researcher at Google and CIFAR Fellow, working on the intersection of machine learning and neuroscience in Montréal (academic affiliations: @mcgill.ca and @mila-quebec.bsky.social).
Very cool!
DINOv2 has never seen a caption, and Qwen3 has never seen an image. We still aligned their embedding spaces without a single image-caption pair. It even works when the images and the captions come from different datasets. Project page: dominik-schnaus.github.io/unpaired-rosetta ⬇️
4 reasons the Trump administration is attacking science. 🧵 This is still one of the most common questions I hear from people - but why!? Isn't science good for everyone?! So, here is my current thinking on why...
Pope Leo takes a hard stance in favor of stateful agents
I wonder if there's any possible way that the feds can proceed on the high-speed rail without the province as an enthusiastic partner? Probably not, but I would love if that was the case. Fact is, even many PQ supporters like the Alto plan...
Excited to be launching our new PhD program in Minds and Machines at UCL with co-Directors Tali Sharot and @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social
To apply, find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Our launch event is on Nov 10th, with a cracking lineup of speakers: luma.com/cikzcth0
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Ok now we have recognized optogenetics, which massively deserved that Nobel medal. Next on the list is dopamine, right? Wolfram Schultz and colleagues have changed our understanding of the brain and mind to the point that dopamine/reward are now part of popular culture (and for the right reasons).
Reposting, in case you missed it! 8-) Reskeet appreciated!
Yup. I'm not enthused at the idea of a referendum, but I'm even less enthused at the idea of a government that pursues a path of resentment-based, ethinically-coded politics. At least it's a minority...
I'd say history suggests it can temporarily exist, but for the reasons you outline, it inevitably degrades.
Thank you to everyone sharing in this moment!
I’m so grateful to all my trainees & collaborators…
dlab.stanford.edu/group-members
(pic: Peter and I together in 2017)
Reading for all those asking:
for technical details: dlab.stanford.edu
for everyone: deisseroth.org/projections
Honestly I think it's a bit of a fools' errand to try and get people to stop anthropomorphising LLMs. I say my computer is angry at me if it beeps too loud.
This week marks one year since “What Is Intelligence?” was published.
Thanks Maithe!
Thank you so much Blaise! It's such a privilege to get to both do my academic work, and work with you and the whole Pi team. I consider myself incredibly lucky. ❤️
Thanks Sheena! 😀
Yeah, process telemetry seems like a good option!
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Thanks Steve! ❤️