We discovered three strategies: 1/ Chinese firms can no longer buy Nvidia A100s & H100s, the best AI chips, but they can buy downgraded A800s & H800s, which Nvidia designed to meet sanction requirements. The firms are now trying to use 3 or 4 x A/H800s to simulate 1 x A/H100.
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Chinese AI Firms Navigate US Sanctions Without Advanced Chips
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US sanctions are driving Chinese firms, like Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, to seek ways to advance AI without cutting-edge chips. We dug through open-source research papers and spoke with employees & analysts to understand what they're doing. w/ @raffaelehuang
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Peer Review Power Dynamics and Author Self-Censorship in Academia
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I might. However, the current equilibrium involves excessive kowtowing by the authors. Any deviation would risk angering the reviewers and making them defensive, leading to an immediate rejection.
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Platform Commitment to Information Accuracy and Truthfulness
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This platform is hell bent on being the least untrue source of information
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All Debts Must Be Paid Eventually Consequences Matter
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In the end, all debts must be paid, just a question of when. Later makes it worse.
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Mental Health Policy: Balancing Confinement and Freedom in Society
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That movie scared a lot of people. We went too far in the past with psychiatric confinement, but now do too little. The results are bad for the severely mentally ill individuals and for society.
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Diverse Viewpoints Essential for Truthful Information Platform
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Very important that people from diverse viewpoints write Notes. The goal of this platform is to be the least untrue source of information.
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Community Notes effectiveness against high profile publications
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My observation of the notes is that they are insightful & accurate. They’re most effective against high profile publications & people, where reply debates are less effective. Please lmk if you see a note that was unhelpful or wrong.
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Health Data Privacy and ML Advances in Canada
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It was an inspiring day featuring both academics and policy makers, coming together to discuss the future of health data in Canada with respect to privacy, security, and advances in ML. Honoured to have @UWaterlooPres Vivek Goel join and participate in making these connections.
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AI Regulation: Sandbox Approach Recommended for All Countries
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AI is a new technology, so numerous trial-and-error experiments are needed before deciding on regulations. It is recommended that every country adopts a sandbox approach. To analyze AI regulations based on changes in the AI ecosystem, click here: https://
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