I left France 35 years ago, with the idea of returning. But once your kids grow up in one country, moving is difficult.
But I did better than returning: I created FAIR-Paris which was instrumental in jumpstarting the AI ecosystem in France.
It gave young scientists, engineers,
@ylecun
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FAIR-Paris: Catalyst for France’s AI Ecosystem Development
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Bostrom Addresses AI Doomerism Movement Spiral
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Nick Bostrom attempting to stamp down the AI doomer movement he jumpstarted from falling into a purity spiral and extremist oblivion.
— Yann LeCun (@ylecun) 12 novembre 2023
AI doomerism is doomed. https://t.co/GBc7xQgxymNick Bostrom attempting to stamp down the AI doomer movement he jumpstarted from falling into a purity spiral and extremist oblivion.
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AI Doomers Abandoning Existential Risk Narratives
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The original AI doomers are leaving the sinking ship of AI doomerism.
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Tech Leaders’ Philanthropic Transitions: Gates, Zuckerberg and Social Impact
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The transition is particularly striking in some people in prominent positions. A good example is Bill Gates who transitioned from ruthless CEO of a company with monopolistic tendencies to one of the most effective philanthropists in the world. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
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Study Methodology Questioned: Lack of Peer Review and Scientific Rigor
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That definitely does not constitute an unbiased, scholarly, independent, peer-reviewed, social science study.
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Science Fiction Writer Stanley Chen Discusses AI at Paris Peace Forum
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It was great to meet science fiction writer Qiufan "Stanley" Chen before our panel on AI at the Paris Peace Forum.
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Microsoft and OpenAI: Navigating a Complex Business Relationship
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Microsoft seems to have a rather difficult relationship with OpenAI.
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AI Catches Up to Evolution in Visual and Speech Recognition
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Well, we caught up with evolution in just a few years when it comes to visual perception, speech recognition, and some forms of reasoning and planning.
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Ballmer’s GPL Cancer Comment: Open Source History
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Ballmer did say that the GPL (used by the Linux kernel) was a *cancer".
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OpenAI’s Non-Profit to For-Profit Transition Explained
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OpenAI was a non-profit that now owns a for-profit entity also called OpenAI.