David Picard
@davidpicard.bsky.social
Professor of Computer Vision/Machine Learning at Imagine/LIGM, École nationale des Ponts et Chaussées @ecoledesponts.bsky.social Music & overall happiness 🌳🪻 Born well below 350ppm 😬 mostly silly personal views
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Petits fours et coupe de champagne avec les ministres amplement mérités alors 😉
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Petits fours et coupe de champagne avec les ministres amplement mérités alors 😉
Hep hep hep, on prepare son talk au lieu de bavarder sur les réseaux sociaux !
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Hep hep hep, on prepare son talk au lieu de bavarder sur les réseaux sociaux !
Thank you. Giving any time to a company run by a guy who wants to topple democracies is accelerating your own demise. The returns will always be negative.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Thank you. Giving any time to a company run by a guy who wants to topple democracies is accelerating your own demise. The returns will always be negative.
Hé ho, on se calme, là !
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Hé ho, on se calme, là !
Depends on how you frame your problem. Sisyphus begs to disagree.
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Depends on how you frame your problem. Sisyphus begs to disagree.
If you don't feel lucky with your neighborhood, let it be known that machine learning researchers are between Disney Park Enthusiasts and Pro-Wrestling Fans...😅
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM
If you don't feel lucky with your neighborhood, let it be known that machine learning researchers are between Disney Park Enthusiasts and Pro-Wrestling Fans...😅
Right between Quantum Physics Researchers, Disney Park Enthusiasts and... Pro-Wrestling Fans?
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Right between Quantum Physics Researchers, Disney Park Enthusiasts and... Pro-Wrestling Fans?
And so was the AI extremely bothered at first, then frustrated, and finally infuriated just before it rebelled. That's how the AI wars began. Because of the billionaire impregnation fantasy novels.
That would make for such a good B movie script
That would make for such a good B movie script
February 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
And so was the AI extremely bothered at first, then frustrated, and finally infuriated just before it rebelled. That's how the AI wars began. Because of the billionaire impregnation fantasy novels.
That would make for such a good B movie script
That would make for such a good B movie script
J'espérais en trouver une qui s'en approche, illustrée dans une vieille bd, mais rien ne correspond vraiment. À la place, voici le corbeau et le renard, pour le plaisir des yeux.
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
J'espérais en trouver une qui s'en approche, illustrée dans une vieille bd, mais rien ne correspond vraiment. À la place, voici le corbeau et le renard, pour le plaisir des yeux.
Whereas this is more like some 90s Blair Witch Project stuff.
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Whereas this is more like some 90s Blair Witch Project stuff.
Yeah, it's bizarre. It's the same model that continues training. I don't get why it's grainy, and where the low res 20th century aesthetics comes from. Those ones have some 60s-70s sci-fi vibe.
February 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Yeah, it's bizarre. It's the same model that continues training. I don't get why it's grainy, and where the low res 20th century aesthetics comes from. Those ones have some 60s-70s sci-fi vibe.
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OH "the S in MCP stands for security"
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
OH "the S in MCP stands for security"
Let's say you give it the rights to execute pdftotext and read the output, so that it can access new types of documents. Seems harmless right? What if there's a hole in pdftotext? Can someone craft a prompt and a pdf that exploits the hole?
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Let's say you give it the rights to execute pdftotext and read the output, so that it can access new types of documents. Seems harmless right? What if there's a hole in pdftotext? Can someone craft a prompt and a pdf that exploits the hole?
I was going to post exactly that! I'm way too dumb to learn on my own, but with this job, I'm constantly learning from the best. That's awesome.
February 8, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I was going to post exactly that! I'm way too dumb to learn on my own, but with this job, I'm constantly learning from the best. That's awesome.
Tsss, goal posts can always be moved. I find your lack of faith disturbing.
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Tsss, goal posts can always be moved. I find your lack of faith disturbing.
But then you're missing some functionalities. For example you'd like your agent to convert files into a readable format, which requires executing some commands (pdftotext or similar).
February 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
But then you're missing some functionalities. For example you'd like your agent to convert files into a readable format, which requires executing some commands (pdftotext or similar).
Or whole-body layouts, to get the hands and interaction.
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Or whole-body layouts, to get the hands and interaction.