Anti-science and grift at NSF? Really?
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
@ylecun
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NSF Science Policy and Credibility Concerns Debated
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Academic Research Funding Critical for Industry AI Talent Pipeline
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I'm also in academia.
The two worlds are complementary.
If you think industry research can continue without a vibrant academic research ecosystem, you are gravely mistaken.
Where would industry labs recruit scientists from if NSF stops funding PhD student fellowships?
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NSF Budget Cuts Threaten US Technological Research Progress
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The 2024 federal budget was 6.8T, of which 194B was for R&D (2.8%) out of which 9B was for NSF (0.13%).
You're not going to prevent "national bankruptcy" by cutting the NSF budget.
But in the long term, you will destroy research, hurt technological progress and US technological -
NSF Funding Bias Allegations During Trump Administration
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There is no corruption at NSF, except during the last Trump administration when he instructed NSF to mostly fund proposals from Red States.
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PDEs and Convolutional Networks: Historical Connections Explored
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That idea has been around for a long time, long before DeepMind existed.
It has enjoyed a renewal of interest in the last decade.
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Distinguished Lecture on AI at National University Singapore
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My Distinguished Lecture at the National University of Singapore on 2024-04-27.
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NSF Budget Cuts Threaten US Technological Leadership Position
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NSF budgets slashed by 50%, ongoing grants cancelled, NSF staff drastically reduced, all 37 divisions abolished, and grants will now be reviewed by a political kommissar.
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Rob Fergus Leads Meta-FAIR Refocus on Advanced Machine Intelligence
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Rob Fergus is the new head of Meta-FAIR!
FAIR is refocusing on Advanced Machine Intelligence: what others would call human-level AI or AGI. https://
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Le Maire: Europe must invest in AI or face decline
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Excellentes recommandations de la part de l'ancien ministre des finances Bruno Le Maire.
"Les Européens se trouvent devant une alternative simple : investir ou mourir. Investir dans l’IA pour améliorer notre productivité et donc offrir enfin de meilleurs salaires à ceux qui