Michiel van de Panne
@mvandepanne.bsky.social
UBC Computer Science; physics-based models of human movement; deep reinforcement learning; animation; robotics
9% of papers and 21% of reviews at ICLR 2026 are predicted to be AI generated. We live in interesting times. Caveat: I’m not familiar with the detection methods. But I could easily be persuaded that these are realistic numbers. www.pangram.com/blog/pangram...
Pangram Predicts 21% of ICLR Reviews are AI-Generated | Pangram Labs
Pangram performed an analysis of all papers and peer reviews submitted to ICLR, a major machine learning publication venue.
www.pangram.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
9% of papers and 21% of reviews at ICLR 2026 are predicted to be AI generated. We live in interesting times. Caveat: I’m not familiar with the detection methods. But I could easily be persuaded that these are realistic numbers. www.pangram.com/blog/pangram...
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“This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive
…Researchers programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete. A video shows the robot dribbling, taking jump shots, and even pivoting on one of its feet…”
…Researchers programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete. A video shows the robot dribbling, taking jump shots, and even pivoting on one of its feet…”
This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive
Researchers have programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete.
futurism.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive
…Researchers programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete. A video shows the robot dribbling, taking jump shots, and even pivoting on one of its feet…”
…Researchers programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play basketball, almost perfectly mimicking the skills of a human athlete. A video shows the robot dribbling, taking jump shots, and even pivoting on one of its feet…”
Impressive, waiting for the paper on these humanoid basketball movements. x.com/NliGjvJbycSe...
Yinhuai on X: "First-ever real-world basketball demo by a humanoid robot 🤖🏀 Bonus: I became the first person to record a block against a humanoid🤭 #Robotics #AI #TechDemo #NBA https://t.co/mERAsHxsLI" / X
First-ever real-world basketball demo by a humanoid robot 🤖🏀 Bonus: I became the first person to record a block against a humanoid🤭 #Robotics #AI #TechDemo #NBA https://t.co/mERAsHxsLI
x.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Impressive, waiting for the paper on these humanoid basketball movements. x.com/NliGjvJbycSe...
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I'm so happy to finally be able to talk about our new SIGGRAPH Asia paper "Control Operators for Interactive Character Animation". It's been by far the most work I've seen go into a SIGGRAPH paper (thanks goes to @gouruiyu.bsky.social) and a fun project all round.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'm so happy to finally be able to talk about our new SIGGRAPH Asia paper "Control Operators for Interactive Character Animation". It's been by far the most work I've seen go into a SIGGRAPH paper (thanks goes to @gouruiyu.bsky.social) and a fun project all round.
theorangeduck.com/page/control...
theorangeduck.com/page/control...
Wake up Canada. Skate to where the puck is going (electrification of everything)
The Hidden Dangers in Canada’s Oil and Gas Ambitions
Oil demand scenario hewest closest to the evidence thus far?
IEA's APS: consumption drops ~50% by 2050.
What a disaster for Canada that would be.
Interview w/@bataille_chris.
youtu.be/alY1NHDYa5M
Oil demand scenario hewest closest to the evidence thus far?
IEA's APS: consumption drops ~50% by 2050.
What a disaster for Canada that would be.
Interview w/@bataille_chris.
youtu.be/alY1NHDYa5M
The Hidden Dangers in Canada’s Oil and Gas Ambitions
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Wake up Canada. Skate to where the puck is going (electrification of everything)
Pylons with autonomous mobility. I wonder what how a Waymo reacts to a set of moving pylons :-)
We are heading towards some absurd Disney future where everything is an adorable robot with a personality and I love it
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Pylons with autonomous mobility. I wonder what how a Waymo reacts to a set of moving pylons :-)
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I suspect there will be a lot of people lashing out at the Carney government over the MOU that's been leaked today.
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I suspect there will be a lot of people lashing out at the Carney government over the MOU that's been leaked today.
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Chinese delivery robots in action
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Chinese delivery robots in action
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Another shot of the xpeng robot. really surreal stuff.
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Another shot of the xpeng robot. really surreal stuff.
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For those following global surface temperature anomalies, October 2025 is going to finish 1.50C above the pre-industrial baseline and 3rd hottest on record since 1940.
Which also means that October, 2025, is likely the 3rd hottest October in the last 120,000 years.
Which also means that October, 2025, is likely the 3rd hottest October in the last 120,000 years.
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For those following global surface temperature anomalies, October 2025 is going to finish 1.50C above the pre-industrial baseline and 3rd hottest on record since 1940.
Which also means that October, 2025, is likely the 3rd hottest October in the last 120,000 years.
Which also means that October, 2025, is likely the 3rd hottest October in the last 120,000 years.
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We know Mark Carney is trying to drive a "grand bargain" on climate and energy. It's time for him to lay out his side of the arrangement -- and learn from the communications mistakes of his predecessor. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
Mark Carney needs to come clean on climate
The prime minister has been conspicuously quiet about an issue that seemed to define his politics before he entered the partisan arena. That needs to change.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We know Mark Carney is trying to drive a "grand bargain" on climate and energy. It's time for him to lay out his side of the arrangement -- and learn from the communications mistakes of his predecessor. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/o...
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UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions with the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. Applications are due Wed Dec 10, 2025. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
UBC Computer Science invites applications for up to two full-time tenure-track positions with the following priority areas: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. Applications are due Wed Dec 10, 2025. Learn more: www.cs.ubc.ca/our-departme...
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Our 2024 paper showed that policy gradient RL (with performance-based memory updates) predicts long-horizon motor learning. Now, @adrianhaith.bsky.social shows that policy-gradient RL also explains learning in other shorter horizon tasks. Exciting!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Policy-Gradient Reinforcement Learning as a General Theory of Practice-Based Motor Skill Learning
Mastering any new skill requires extensive practice, but the computational principles underlying this learning are not clearly understood. Existing theories of motor learning can explain short-term ad...
www.biorxiv.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our 2024 paper showed that policy gradient RL (with performance-based memory updates) predicts long-horizon motor learning. Now, @adrianhaith.bsky.social shows that policy-gradient RL also explains learning in other shorter horizon tasks. Exciting!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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A new essay on the crazy, all or nothing approach to work happening in AI today, the looming human costs, and the lack of a finish line.
I wouldn't say it's okay, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
www.interconnects.ai/p/burning-out
I wouldn't say it's okay, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
www.interconnects.ai/p/burning-out
Burning out
The international AI industry's collective risk.
www.interconnects.ai
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A new essay on the crazy, all or nothing approach to work happening in AI today, the looming human costs, and the lack of a finish line.
I wouldn't say it's okay, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
www.interconnects.ai/p/burning-out
I wouldn't say it's okay, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
www.interconnects.ai/p/burning-out
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This is a great video by Patrick Boyle on the cross-investments between many tech companies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbL7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbL7...
Is AI’s Circular Financing Inflating a Bubble?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a great video by Patrick Boyle on the cross-investments between many tech companies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbL7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbL7...
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"World oil supply will rise more rapidly than previously expected this year & a surplus could expand in 2026"
But by all means let's gamble on new oil pipelines in a world with a rapidly expanding oil glut. New pipelines are economic madness. #EndFossilFuels
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...
But by all means let's gamble on new oil pipelines in a world with a rapidly expanding oil glut. New pipelines are economic madness. #EndFossilFuels
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...
Global oil surplus could stretch into 2026 on higher OPEC+ output, softening demand, IEA says
The International Energy Agency says global supply may exceed demand by about 4 million bpd next year
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"World oil supply will rise more rapidly than previously expected this year & a surplus could expand in 2026"
But by all means let's gamble on new oil pipelines in a world with a rapidly expanding oil glut. New pipelines are economic madness. #EndFossilFuels
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...
But by all means let's gamble on new oil pipelines in a world with a rapidly expanding oil glut. New pipelines are economic madness. #EndFossilFuels
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ind...
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Here is a story about a AAAI paper that got 5 human reviews and 1 AI review. The AI generated review contained a page-long counterexample to a proof in the paper. The AI’s counter example contained hallucinated errors. How does one rebut an AI reviewer? www.linkedin.com/posts/omerbp...
#aaai26 | Omer Ben-Porat | 13 comments
#AAAI26
This year, in addition to five human reviewers, we also received an AI review.
The humans sort of liked the paper, so there's hope.
The AI, however, took a bolder approach: it confidently d...
www.linkedin.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Here is a story about a AAAI paper that got 5 human reviews and 1 AI review. The AI generated review contained a page-long counterexample to a proof in the paper. The AI’s counter example contained hallucinated errors. How does one rebut an AI reviewer? www.linkedin.com/posts/omerbp...
Video recordings of CORL 2025 talks now available! Many interesting orals / keynotes / sponsor talks / early-career talks / poster spotlights.
Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Use5...
Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2o...
Day 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzF...
Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Use5...
Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2o...
Day 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzF...
CORL 2025
YouTube video by Conference on Robot Learning
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Video recordings of CORL 2025 talks now available! Many interesting orals / keynotes / sponsor talks / early-career talks / poster spotlights.
Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Use5...
Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2o...
Day 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzF...
Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Use5...
Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2o...
Day 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzF...
Rented a BYD Atto 3 EV for the better part of a week, for touring around the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece. Great to drive, and, and no problems with charging, with just a bit of planning and having the right apps installed to pay. EV rentals on the Greek islands is not quite there yet.
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Rented a BYD Atto 3 EV for the better part of a week, for touring around the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece. Great to drive, and, and no problems with charging, with just a bit of planning and having the right apps installed to pay. EV rentals on the Greek islands is not quite there yet.
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Sounds promising…
China overcomes key barriers to unlocking all-solid-state EV batteries with 1,000 km range
China overcomes key barriers to unlocking all-solid-state EV batteries with 1,000 km range
All-solid-state batteries may be the key to unlocking longer range, faster charging, and overall more efficient electric vehicles. After a series of breakthroughs, scientists in China overcame several hurdles that have been holding the new EV battery tech from hitting the market.
more…
electrek.co
October 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sounds promising…
Really interesting and apparently effective ideas here.
Large-scale semi-discrete optimal transport with distributed Voronoi diagrams,
Final version available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Final version available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Really interesting and apparently effective ideas here.