Ross Girschick (
@inkynumbers
) is leaving FAIR for AI2, following @sainingxie who joined the NYU faculty (yay!), and @georgiagkioxari who went to Caltech, and Hervé Jégou and @AlexDefosse who went to non-profit Kyutai. It's a loss for FAIR, but I'm happy for them.
There is
RESEARCH
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Top FAIR Researchers Depart for AI2 and Academic Positions
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Intrinsic Motivation Drives Research Impact at FAIR
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and there are countless people that I know at FAIR that literally only cared about their intrinsic motivated rewards and did quite well (including getting super senior), because as a side-effect of their great intrinsically motivated research was great extrinsic impact. they
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Scientist Evaluation Methods in AI Research and Publication
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i haven't kept up since i moved to infra ~1.5 years ago (to take care of pytorch), but Scientists were evaluated in one of three ways (people could do parts of each too):
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Publication quotas constraints for top AI researchers questioned
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Global Curiosity Cup Challenge Opens for Data Science Students
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Registration for the 2024 Curiosity Cup Challenge is now open! Join students across the globe for a competition of real-world analytics skills. This is the ultimate group project to test and grow your data science + analytics skills: http://
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AI Innovation Accelerates: Rapid Development Becomes the New Normal
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We’ve gotten to the point where “no news” is actually the news because it’s moving so fast!
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Data Science Career: From Golf Scores to Solving Real Problems
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Ken's career in data science started by studying his college golf scores, showing how real-world practice shapes one's path. The talk also highlighted the need for AI startups to solve real problems fervently, not just chase trends.
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Podcast Creation and Content Evolution in AI with Ken Jee
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Considering a podcast? Starting one teaches valuable lessons, no matter the audience. Data science expert @KenJee_DS shared his content creation evolution in AI through an in-depth talk.
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AI News Breakdown After Disneyland Trip
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I just got back from 2-days at Disneyland and now I feel like I’m a month behind on all the AI news. 🙂 Spending my morning digging in on what I missed and will release a news breakdown later this afternoon.
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LLM Impact on Tyler Cowen’s Production Function
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What changed most in the Tyler Cowen production function since LLMs became widely available and what will change most over next 5 years assuming continued improvements?