I would add here, I was not part of the generator / moment matching project, I was in lame duck mode having handed in my thesis and was mostly writing the Deep Learning textbook from home, not doing research.
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Promising Study Targets Viral Persistence Research
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I’ve known Rohan since 2014. I’m not an expert on the biology or medicine involved, but I think this study is promising, and makes sense as a way to target viral persistence. https://t.co/sdZbXXdq9L
— Ian Goodfellow (@goodfellow_ian) 13 novembre 2024I’ve known Rohan since 2014. I’m not an expert on the biology or medicine involved, but I think this study is promising, and makes sense as a way to target viral persistence.
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ArXiv’s Role in Accelerating Machine Learning Research Since 2013
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Healthcare Worker Safety Concerns N95 Masking Protocols
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I want N95s in healthcare (for everyone in the building capable of masking not just HCWs) and am constantly delaying / avoiding care due to the risk of another infection.
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Stanford Community Rallies Behind Jones Creative Writing Lecturers
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MIT Press Open Access Fund Supports Free Deep Learning Resources
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The MIT Press Open Access fund has a donor providing 4X gift matching this month. If you donate here: https://
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Stanford Students Petition to Reinstate Jones AI Lecturers
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If you're a Stanford student / alum, you can sign this petition to reinstate the Jones lecturers here: https://
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Creative Writing Education Shaped My Technical Communication Skills
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Creative writing classes, and Jones lecture Tom Kealey in particular, were one of my favorite parts of Stanford. If you enjoyed my Deep Learning textbook and thought I did a good job of explaining things, Tom deserves a lot of the credit for developing my writing skills.
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Stanford Reverses Creative AI Lecturer Job Protections After One Year
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The Stanford creative writing Jones lecturers petitioned for and won fair compensation, benefits, and a path to permanent jobs. Now, less than a year later, Stanford summarily moved them back to short term contracts:
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Star Trek’s Bell Riots: Prescient 21st Century Social Commentary
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In the Star Trek timeline, today Commander Sisko and his crew arrive in San Francisco after accidentally traveling back in time: https://
memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bell_Riots It’s one of my favorite episodes, dealing with issues of the 21st century, but made presciently near the end of the 20th