Trolls can't read but yeah I HATE GENERATIVE AI (LLMs), NOT MACHINE LEARNING AI (regular artificial intelligence)
GOOD GOD. LEARN TO READ PEOPLE.
GOOD GOD. LEARN TO READ PEOPLE.
November 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Trolls can't read but yeah I HATE GENERATIVE AI (LLMs), NOT MACHINE LEARNING AI (regular artificial intelligence)
GOOD GOD. LEARN TO READ PEOPLE.
GOOD GOD. LEARN TO READ PEOPLE.
To be clear: The core machine learning technology is actually good! We've advanced a lot because of the base technology. The LLM, diffusion model technology built off of machine learning is what's bad.
November 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
To be clear: The core machine learning technology is actually good! We've advanced a lot because of the base technology. The LLM, diffusion model technology built off of machine learning is what's bad.
How is the machine learning demonization progressing, Dr Birhane?
November 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
How is the machine learning demonization progressing, Dr Birhane?
ME: Hello front-facing phone camera. I would like to take a selfie
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: And you would of course like to have every blemish and imperfection amplified by my machine learning software
ME: I would not
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: Understood. Here is the worst you have ever looked
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: And you would of course like to have every blemish and imperfection amplified by my machine learning software
ME: I would not
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: Understood. Here is the worst you have ever looked
November 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
ME: Hello front-facing phone camera. I would like to take a selfie
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: And you would of course like to have every blemish and imperfection amplified by my machine learning software
ME: I would not
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: Understood. Here is the worst you have ever looked
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: And you would of course like to have every blemish and imperfection amplified by my machine learning software
ME: I would not
FRONT-FACING PHONE CAMERA: Understood. Here is the worst you have ever looked
yeah upscaling and these machine learning technologies aren’t remotely the same as gen ai
November 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
yeah upscaling and these machine learning technologies aren’t remotely the same as gen ai
the predatory, inherently parasitic thing we call "generative ai", by which we never mean neural networks or machine learning, is literally not a technology. it is the turning of a set of technologies toward evil ends
November 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
the predatory, inherently parasitic thing we call "generative ai", by which we never mean neural networks or machine learning, is literally not a technology. it is the turning of a set of technologies toward evil ends
Oh look it’s me!!! Incredible experience at the @oii.ox.ac.uk and I talk about more about this here www.tarah.org/2026/11/10/i...
November 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Oh look it’s me!!! Incredible experience at the @oii.ox.ac.uk and I talk about more about this here www.tarah.org/2026/11/10/i...
genuine scum mate
November 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
genuine scum mate
November 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Its not just Sony that has been using machine learning tools to cut down on repetitive tasks in the animation process. Pixar has also been doing this sort of thing as well from my understanding.
November 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Its not just Sony that has been using machine learning tools to cut down on repetitive tasks in the animation process. Pixar has also been doing this sort of thing as well from my understanding.
I’ve been trying to avoid the use of anthropomorphic terms like ‘neural networks’, ‘machine learning’, ‘image recognition’, etc. when teaching philosophy of mind and AI* this term. It’s surprisingly hard and makes the exaggerated claims of #AI boosters much less plausible.
November 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I’ve been trying to avoid the use of anthropomorphic terms like ‘neural networks’, ‘machine learning’, ‘image recognition’, etc. when teaching philosophy of mind and AI* this term. It’s surprisingly hard and makes the exaggerated claims of #AI boosters much less plausible.
Machine learning yes, LLMs no
November 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Machine learning yes, LLMs no
I'm reminded that the machine learning guys, well before the AI became the branding, regularly rediscovered that earthquakes are not randomly distributed in space (they occur on faults) or in time (most are aftershocks) and declared they'd discovered how to predict earthquakes.
This story is going wild on X and elsewhere. The site was already published by Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli of Tulane University ages ago. This is why we have peer review. Mexican gov didn't have it in their database, but that doesn't mean it is unknown/unmapped.
pietromiotti.com/latest/maya-...
pietromiotti.com/latest/maya-...
My AI Agents Found an Unmapped Maya Site
AI agents analyzed NASA lidar data overnight and found a Maya site under the jungle that isn't on any map. Less than 72 hours later, Mexico's INAH replied.
pietromiotti.com
November 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I'm reminded that the machine learning guys, well before the AI became the branding, regularly rediscovered that earthquakes are not randomly distributed in space (they occur on faults) or in time (most are aftershocks) and declared they'd discovered how to predict earthquakes.
it was literally their entire brand at the start. phd machine learning nerds outran established players practically overnight
November 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
it was literally their entire brand at the start. phd machine learning nerds outran established players practically overnight
Machine learning researchers build a better world model
Machine learning researchers build a better world model
Leibniz lives! Insight about how 'nature makes no leaps' promises better robot predictions
www.theregister.com
November 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Machine learning researchers build a better world model
My students weren't very happy to discover that in machine learning, "tensor" is just a puffed-up jargon term for a multi-dimensional array.
November 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
My students weren't very happy to discover that in machine learning, "tensor" is just a puffed-up jargon term for a multi-dimensional array.
Yes, it’s the people willing to actually start building software correctly by leveraging seven decades of machine learning research.
November 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Yes, it’s the people willing to actually start building software correctly by leveraging seven decades of machine learning research.
today in research methods, we played with the 2019 Bach Google doodle — may i present to you the apogee of artificial intelligence & machine learning 🤣
(students came up with the soprano voice)
(students came up with the soprano voice)
November 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
today in research methods, we played with the 2019 Bach Google doodle — may i present to you the apogee of artificial intelligence & machine learning 🤣
(students came up with the soprano voice)
(students came up with the soprano voice)
Portage High Work-Based Learning Club to operate vending machine
Portage High Work-Based Learning Club to operate vending machine
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Portage High Work-Based Learning Club to operate vending machine
for i have become a learning machine, the destroyer of calculators
November 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
for i have become a learning machine, the destroyer of calculators
Of course, there's also the problem that many of these machine-learning technologies that have existed for years (also see, upscale programs) are intentionally getting lumped in with AI to muddy the waters.
November 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Of course, there's also the problem that many of these machine-learning technologies that have existed for years (also see, upscale programs) are intentionally getting lumped in with AI to muddy the waters.
🏹 Job alert: Postdoctoral Lecturer/Researcher in Machine Learning
📍 Heilbronn 🇩🇪
⏰ As soon as possible
🔗 https://alexfraser.github.io/jobs/ad_postdoc_math_ml_20261016.txt
📍 Heilbronn 🇩🇪
⏰ As soon as possible
🔗 https://alexfraser.github.io/jobs/ad_postdoc_math_ml_20261016.txt
https://alexfraser.github.io/jobs/ad_postdoc_math_ml_20261016.txt
Postdoctoral Lecturer/Researcher in Machine Learning
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
School of Computation, Information and Technology
TUM Heilbronn Natural Language Processing Research Grou...
alexfraser.github.io
November 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🏹 Job alert: Postdoctoral Lecturer/Researcher in Machine Learning
📍 Heilbronn 🇩🇪
⏰ As soon as possible
🔗 https://alexfraser.github.io/jobs/ad_postdoc_math_ml_20261016.txt
📍 Heilbronn 🇩🇪
⏰ As soon as possible
🔗 https://alexfraser.github.io/jobs/ad_postdoc_math_ml_20261016.txt
"Secret doctorate in Machine Learning" - sounds like a Sarah Connor origin story. 😀😎
November 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"Secret doctorate in Machine Learning" - sounds like a Sarah Connor origin story. 😀😎
i have fallen into a machine learning rabbit hole for a character animation problem in my game and it is somehow actually working out (not LLM stuff, to be clear)
November 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
i have fallen into a machine learning rabbit hole for a character animation problem in my game and it is somehow actually working out (not LLM stuff, to be clear)
So how do you assess whether the students are actually learning anything, or just turning the AI 'sausage machine' handle?
November 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
So how do you assess whether the students are actually learning anything, or just turning the AI 'sausage machine' handle?