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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 32m

Well, SA was an organisation of the Nazi Party. ICE is part of the US government (not the GOP). That's a principal difference.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 42m

Alrighty. Anyway, it's all functions. But there are different kinds of functions. This special composition thing is one of them.

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Keith Wooo-schmann Wilson 👻 @keithwilson.eu · 1h

Good. If the #AI industry can’t survive without paying the creators whose work it exploits then it deserves to die. #AIEthics #Slopification

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1h

As in.. parts composing a whole or what?

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 2h

Hmm.. there should definitely be a band called The Frequentists too.

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 3h

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 3h

Hah, I've been thinking of putting together a band of academics and calling it The Outliers.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 5h

What's "the special composition question"?

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 17h

We should let go of this metaphysical notion (dream) that we call "explanation". All there is (we have?) are functions.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAZT...

Function describe the world?

YouTube video by Mujtaba write's

www.youtube.com

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 17h

We should let go of this metaphysical notion (dream) that we call "explanation". All there is (we have?) are functions.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAZT...

Function describe the world?

YouTube video by Mujtaba write's

www.youtube.com

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

Ozzy describes being addicted to @itspetergabriel.bsky.social's So. A testament to how powerful that album is, a masterpiece of masterpieces. And later he described how he was starstruck by Phil Collins. A testament to the brilliance of @worldofgenesis.bsky.social.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

Ozzy describes being addicted to @itspetergabriel.bsky.social's So. A testament to how powerful that album is, a masterpiece of masterpieces. And later he described how he was starstruck by Phil Collins. A testament to the brilliance of @worldofgenesis.bsky.social.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

Subtle topic! I'm definitely not against peer-review. But I do think that the *current system (or state of it) is the source of the stagnation we now observe in science. The system needs to be more relaxed. We are now weeding out variation - leading to throwing out the seeds of genuinely new ideas.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

Of course, before we ask for remedies, we would need a diagnosis. I do think peer-review - too much control - is the ultimate problem. My suggestion (for journals):
- no lower than 20-30% acceptance rates
- investing in editing (facilitating the above); basically new academic jobs (academic editor)

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

But surely that can only work as a part of a set of more fundamental changes (and it has clear problems, eg research grants typically last less than 5yrs)? I think that the root of the problem is too strict peer-review culture: it leads to averaging the outputs; it works against producing novelties.

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings".

Mutatis mutandis basically everything AI-generated. The biggest, most stupid hoax of our time.

bsky.app/profile/theg...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings".

Mutatis mutandis basically everything AI-generated. The biggest, most stupid hoax of our time.

bsky.app/profile/theg...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

An excellent piece! And it fits all of academia, not just neuroscience. I'd say the beef is below: the focus in the academia (both research & teaching) is on short-term (rather bureaucratic) goals, not on genuine advancement of knowledge. But I wonder: do you have suggestions for concrete changes?

Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

"There’s too much focus on producing 'products' like PhD theses and publications, and not enough focus on expanding the boundaries of human knowledge and wisdom. Funding agencies claim they want to fund novel and innovative research, but will only fund predictable incremental research".

PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 2d

Michael X Cohen on why he left academia/neuroscience.
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

"There’s too much focus on producing 'products' like PhD theses and publications, and not enough focus on expanding the boundaries of human knowledge and wisdom. Funding agencies claim they want to fund novel and innovative research, but will only fund predictable incremental research".

PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 2d

Michael X Cohen on why he left academia/neuroscience.
mikexcohen.substack.com/p/why-i-left...

Why I left academia and neuroscience

Don't worry, this isn't yet another story of rage-quitting.

mikexcohen.substack.com

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 1d

Finally somebody says it out loud: "I pooped at the same time each day."

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 1d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Raj Raizada @rajraizada.bsky.social · 2d

It looks like the Wikipedia page for Mary Brunkow got created literally just this morning, after her Nobel Prize was announced. I had heard that women in academia tend to be somewhat under-represented on Wikipedia, but this is a particularly stark example.
en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 3d

Hienoa, että keskustassa, yliopiston kyljessä, on paikka, jossa tällaisia tilaisuuksia järjestetään. Eiku ootas..

Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds like I was cited in the right place!