Skand Hurkat
@skandhurkat.bsky.social
I talk about tech, politics, and whatever else catches my fancy. Do I really need a disclaimer that I work for Nvidia and that I don't speak for the company?
We're in agreement on both points. All I'm saying is that the fraction of bad actors is the same, just that they now have a new tool in their toolbox.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We're in agreement on both points. All I'm saying is that the fraction of bad actors is the same, just that they now have a new tool in their toolbox.
So we're in agreement. According to the article Carl shared, 21% of reviews in ICLR were probably LLM generated. What was the number of lazy grad student reviews before LLMs? Probably the same fraction. Same shit, different technology...
November 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
So we're in agreement. According to the article Carl shared, 21% of reviews in ICLR were probably LLM generated. What was the number of lazy grad student reviews before LLMs? Probably the same fraction. Same shit, different technology...
My initial point, which gets missed in a 300 character message, is that I can see how people who were lazily outsourcing to grad students continue to lazily outsource to LLMs. And not just in the ML fields. I don't condone or excuse it, just understand it.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My initial point, which gets missed in a 300 character message, is that I can see how people who were lazily outsourcing to grad students continue to lazily outsource to LLMs. And not just in the ML fields. I don't condone or excuse it, just understand it.
Which is why I'm unequivocally against LLM usage. Additionally, the older, flawed process at least allowed for independent reviews, incorrect as they may be. With LLMs, its the same "reviewer" writing five "reviews".
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Which is why I'm unequivocally against LLM usage. Additionally, the older, flawed process at least allowed for independent reviews, incorrect as they may be. With LLMs, its the same "reviewer" writing five "reviews".
I've had reviews pre-LLMs which were clearly written by a first year grad student. These made fundamental mistakes in understanding and terminology, missed nuance, cited irrelevant sources.
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I've had reviews pre-LLMs which were clearly written by a first year grad student. These made fundamental mistakes in understanding and terminology, missed nuance, cited irrelevant sources.
There are two ways to get grad students involved. The first is to use grad student feedback as an input. The other is to verbatim put in grad student feedback as your own. I've seen too many instances of the latter. There's no teaching there.
November 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There are two ways to get grad students involved. The first is to use grad student feedback as an input. The other is to verbatim put in grad student feedback as your own. I've seen too many instances of the latter. There's no teaching there.
Don't get me wrong, I'm unequivocally against any LLM authorship or reviews, even as some in my community are advocating for effective uses of LLMs in both. My point is, the advocates are people who were already outsourcing said tasks.
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Don't get me wrong, I'm unequivocally against any LLM authorship or reviews, even as some in my community are advocating for effective uses of LLMs in both. My point is, the advocates are people who were already outsourcing said tasks.
Sure, but this is a problem in the wider community. I'm aghast that researchers are outsourcing their thinking to LLMs, but maybe it wasn't that much a leap from outsourcing to their grad students?
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sure, but this is a problem in the wider community. I'm aghast that researchers are outsourcing their thinking to LLMs, but maybe it wasn't that much a leap from outsourcing to their grad students?
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also this equation LOL
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
also this equation LOL
Are you a sensible person who wants shoes off in your home?
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Are you a sensible person who wants shoes off in your home?
LOL! @jay.bsky.team follows you, very notable for a shitposter!
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
LOL! @jay.bsky.team follows you, very notable for a shitposter!
The start-stop nature of US infrastructure projects always leads to cost overrun. Imagine if we had a set of skilled contractors moving from one project to the next, retaining all their expertise to avoid snags on future projects...
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The start-stop nature of US infrastructure projects always leads to cost overrun. Imagine if we had a set of skilled contractors moving from one project to the next, retaining all their expertise to avoid snags on future projects...
We know that there were at least 31 reports of fire. How many batteries have they sold? Surely fewer than 31 million.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We know that there were at least 31 reports of fire. How many batteries have they sold? Surely fewer than 31 million.
Also, I don’t like that they state that the failure rate is a fraction of 1%. Give us the real number. If it is 0.0001%, I may give them a pass. Given the recall, I'm certain the number is higher.
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Also, I don’t like that they state that the failure rate is a fraction of 1%. Give us the real number. If it is 0.0001%, I may give them a pass. Given the recall, I'm certain the number is higher.
Absolutely! I think anything that constitutes as regular operation should be fair game. Immersing the battery in water is clearly not. Rad's statement does not state where the limit is.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Absolutely! I think anything that constitutes as regular operation should be fair game. Immersing the battery in water is clearly not. Rad's statement does not state where the limit is.
Not defending the company, but it seems like the issue at play is a difference in the amount of water that the battery may safely be exposed to. That said, will I be buying a Rad bike? Absolutely not, now that I know that they're almost out of business and this is how they respond to a safety issue.
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Not defending the company, but it seems like the issue at play is a difference in the amount of water that the battery may safely be exposed to. That said, will I be buying a Rad bike? Absolutely not, now that I know that they're almost out of business and this is how they respond to a safety issue.
What are AI evals? Has Microsoft added a shared core priority about how excited someone is about LLMs?
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What are AI evals? Has Microsoft added a shared core priority about how excited someone is about LLMs?
I really wanted that date to be April 1
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I really wanted that date to be April 1
Also helped maintenance find leaky rivets!
I vaguely remember smoking and non smoking sections on airplanes in the early 90s, and my parents always asking for the non smoking section.
I vaguely remember smoking and non smoking sections on airplanes in the early 90s, and my parents always asking for the non smoking section.
a man in a tie is talking to a woman in a dark room .
Alt: Airplane movie scene. Ted Stryker played by Robert Hays asks an airline ticket agent for a smoking ticket to be literally handed a ticket that is emitting smoke
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November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Also helped maintenance find leaky rivets!
I vaguely remember smoking and non smoking sections on airplanes in the early 90s, and my parents always asking for the non smoking section.
I vaguely remember smoking and non smoking sections on airplanes in the early 90s, and my parents always asking for the non smoking section.
I remember the old days when one had to build a haunted USB cable using an Atmel AVR and the V-USB project.
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I remember the old days when one had to build a haunted USB cable using an Atmel AVR and the V-USB project.