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Mathilde Papillon @mathildepapillon.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our illustrated guide to non-Euclidian ML is finally published!
Check it out for
⭐️ gorgeous figures (with new additions!) on topology, algebra, and geometry in the field
⭐️ broken down tables for easy reading
⭐️ accessible text, additional refs, and more
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Apr 13

Join me, @andreastolias.bsky.social, and many of the incredible MICrONS team members in an AI-driven approach to neuroscience discovery

Apply here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Or email us at [email protected]

Enigma hiring Research Engineer: Multi-Modal Modeling in Stanford, CA | LinkedIn

Posted 11:42:35 PM. The modeling team at Enigma is seeking ML Research Engineers to build and scale the next generation…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

www.linkedin.com

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Apr 13

At enigmaproject.ai, we’re building upon these foundations in a new initiative to massively scale functional neural recordings—fusing them with multi-modal modeling, mechanistic interpretability, automated scientific discovery, and closed loop experimentation to decode the neural basis of perception

Enigma

Enigma is a non-profit research organization based at Stanford University, leveraging deep learning for neuroscientific insight

enigmaproject.ai

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Apr 13

MICrONS represents a huge step forward for the field. Big-data and AI will drive the next wave of discoveries in neuroscience

Andreas Tolias @andreastolias.bsky.social · Apr 10

After 7 years, thrilled to finally share our #MICrONS functional connectomics results!

We recorded activity from ~75K neurons in the visual cortex of a single mouse, then mapped its wiring using electron microscopy.

nature.com/immersive/d42859-025-00001-w/index.html

The MICrONS Project

An unprecedented dataset of high resolution anatomical images of individual cells in mouse visual cortex, mapped on to their responses. This integrated view of function and structure lays a foundation...

nature.com

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Jon Brudvig @jonbrudvig.bsky.social · Apr 9

Francis Crick called it “impossible” in 1979. Now it’s real.
A 1 mm cube of mouse brain, 200k cells, 500M synapses, all mapped alongside neuronal activity.

This new MICrONS dataset maps brain structure and function in a way that we've never seen🧪
🔗 www.microns-explorer.org
📄 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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UniReps @unireps.bsky.social · Dec 15

🎉 Good news! The fun doesn’t stop after the first social! Join us for a joint party with @neurreps.bsky.social and NeuroAI. Don’t miss out—scan the QR code to register now! 🚀

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new theory @newtheory.ai · Dec 14

Excited to keep the conversation going at the NeurReps X UniReps X NeuroAI post-workshop social tn! partiful.com/e/0NoaoBepdm... @sharvaree.bsky.social @naturecomputes.bsky.social @christian-shewmake.bsky.social @unireps.bsky.social

RSVP to NEURREPS X UNIREPS X NEUROAI | Partiful

NeurReps and Unireps post workshop social - drinks and pizza social in a secret loft in gastown Hosted by Enigma and New Theory https://enigmaproject.ai https://newtheory.ai

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 15

Find us here tonight:

partiful.com/e/0NoaoBepdm...

RSVP to NEURREPS X UNIREPS X NEUROAI | Partiful

NeurReps x Unireps x NeuroAI post workshop social - drinks and pizza social in a secret loft in gastown Hosted by Enigma and New Theory https://enigmaproject.ai https://newtheory.ai

partiful.com

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Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations @neurreps.bsky.social · Dec 14

NeurReps has begun! Join us today for a program combining geometry/topology, deep learning, neuroscience, and interpretability

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 13

@neuripsconf.bsky.social

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Jascha Achterberg @achterbrain.bsky.social · Dec 13

All I have heard about Sophia's @naturecomputes.bsky.social project at Stanford sounded extremely exciting -- have a look if you are looking for a new opportunity!

Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 13

Enigma's at NeurIPS - come find us. New jobs posted on our website for research scientists & engineers in multi-modal modeling & interpretability

enigmaproject.ai

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David A. Markowitz @davidamarkowitz.bsky.social · Dec 13

I'm calling for a $1B-scale effort to transform our understanding of intelligence as profoundly as astronomical observatories transformed our understanding of the cosmos. We need a new kind of institution focused on scale, impact and financial sustainability. More here 2/14 bsky.app/profile/thet...

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Dec 13

“Neuroscience has never been better positioned to make transformative discoveries about how intelligence emerges from neural circuits … But to truly harness them, we need a new research model that can drive systematic breakthroughs,” argues @davidamarkowitz.bsky.social
bit.ly/3ZO2hUa

#neuroskyence

Solving intelligence requires new research and funding models

Our research ecosystem isn't built to deliver the breakthroughs needed to understand intelligence at scale. We need a dedicated research institution to take up the task.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 13

Enigma's at NeurIPS - come find us. New jobs posted on our website for research scientists & engineers in multi-modal modeling & interpretability

enigmaproject.ai

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Patrick Mineault @patrickmineault.bsky.social · Dec 11

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark gave a nice shoutout to our roadmap for NeuroAI safety in his newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/importai...

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Symmetry and Geometry in Neural Representations @neurreps.bsky.social · Dec 11

Ready for #NeurReps2024?

Our schedule at @neuripsconf.bsky.social
is out 📅
neurips.cc/virtual/2024...

Join us this Saturday! 🧠

With @eerosim.bsky.social @taliakonkle.bsky.social Stefanie Jegelka, Srinivas Turaga, Ilker Yildirim and Savannah Thais

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Tony Zador @tonyzador.bsky.social · Dec 2

Definitive white paper on neuroAI inspired AI safety!

Patrick Mineault @patrickmineault.bsky.social · Dec 2

Excited to release what we’ve been working on at Amaranth Foundation, our latest whitepaper, NeuroAI for AI safety! A detailed, ambitious roadmap for how neuroscience research can help build safer AI systems while accelerating both virtual neuroscience and neurotech. 1/N

Different paths toward safe AI at different Marr's levels

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 5

Looking forward to NeurIPS next week. Who will I see there?

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Shubhendu Trivedi @shubhendu.bsky.social · Dec 3

May have shared this before elsewhere. But these are good -- are based off Nathan Carter's 'Visual Group Theory', and more or less cover the entire book: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Visual Group Theory - YouTube

This course contains over 40 videos from my undergraduate Abstract Algebra course (Math 4120) at Clemson University. I first taught it in 2010, using Nathan ...

www.youtube.com

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 3

Fun collaboration on program induction and hierarchical planning led by @cgcorrea.bsky.social in @cocoscilab.bsky.social now out in Cognition!

Carlos G. Correa @cgcorrea.bsky.social · Dec 3

My paper on hierarchical plans is out in Cognition!🎉

tldr: We ask participants to generate hierarchical plans in a programming game. People prefer to reuse beyond what standard accounts predict, which we formalize as induction of a grammar over actions.

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kBQr2Hx2x...

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Carlos G. Correa @cgcorrea.bsky.social · Dec 3

My paper on hierarchical plans is out in Cognition!🎉

tldr: We ask participants to generate hierarchical plans in a programming game. People prefer to reuse beyond what standard accounts predict, which we formalize as induction of a grammar over actions.

authors.elsevier.com/a/1kBQr2Hx2x...

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Sophia Sanborn @naturecomputes.bsky.social · Dec 2

A differential path towards AI safety, leveraging a new era of large-scale neuroscience research. New white paper from @patrickmineault.bsky.social and the Amaranth Foundation, with contributions from Enigma.

Patrick Mineault @patrickmineault.bsky.social · Dec 2

Excited to release what we’ve been working on at Amaranth Foundation, our latest whitepaper, NeuroAI for AI safety! A detailed, ambitious roadmap for how neuroscience research can help build safer AI systems while accelerating both virtual neuroscience and neurotech. 1/N

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Patrick Mineault @patrickmineault.bsky.social · Dec 2

Excited to release what we’ve been working on at Amaranth Foundation, our latest whitepaper, NeuroAI for AI safety! A detailed, ambitious roadmap for how neuroscience research can help build safer AI systems while accelerating both virtual neuroscience and neurotech. 1/N

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Mathilde Papillon @mathildepapillon.bsky.social · Dec 2

This should be fun! I'll be sharing our recent literature review on all things geometric/topological/algebraic ML✨🍩

With @naturecomputes.bsky.social Johan Mathe, D. Buracas, H. Lillemark, C. Shewmake, @abbybertics.bsky.social , X. Pennec, and @ninamiolane.bsky.social

Martina Vilas @martinagvilas.bsky.social · Dec 2

December 5th our ML theory group at Cohere For AI is hosting @mathildepapillon.bsky.social to discuss their recent review arxiv.org/abs/2407.09468 on geometric/topological/algebraic ML.

Join us online 💫

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Tim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social · Dec 1

OK If we are moving to Bluesky I am rescuing my favourite ever twitter thread (Jan 2019).

The renamed:

Bluesky-sized history of neuroscience (biased by my interests)

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