Michael Rennaker

Husband and volunteer FB coach at Rainier Beach HS. ex Google, Apple head of Research in Academia AI/ML

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

Are now being kicked to the curb by the willful ignorance they tried desperately to understand. It’s a poisoned experiment we can no longer control.

Going offline for a while, thanks for the insights and giggles.

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

In one week, Elon is dismantling an entire company and erasing half the jobs it provides. To the survivors, they’re left in what must be an unimaginable hellscape. And Elon is proving to be what everyone says, not a genius savior but a narcissistic thug who only knows blunt force

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

Happy for those escaping this disaster with severance, worried about those who’s livelihood is now in Elon’s hands. People who have spent their careers working to understand the nuances and complexities of social media hate speech, social segmentation, conspiracy networks, etc

[Ryan Rennaker @ryanrennaker]

This isn't how I planned on ending my Twitter chapter, but I am still filled with love and gratitude for all the amazing people I got to work with in my nearly 7.5 years at the tweet factory. #lovewhereyouworked

[BestGuyNoLongerAround @BestGuyAround]

Amazing how much worse this place feels after like 4 days of Elon

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

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[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

@edchi Two of my favorites! Nice backpack there Ed ;)

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

Me, every Monday getting psyched up to open my inbox

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

My daughter’s first words are “wassup” and no one can convince me otherwise

[Parth Monish Kohli @Pmkphotoworks]

And the AI madness continues with the Google Pixel 7 Pro.

1st Photo - 1x
2nd Photo - 30x

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

I would 100% recommend working with Fred and team- as his former office mate I can confirm he smells wonderful and has a lovely personality.

[Fred Hohman @fredhohman]

Our research group @apple is recruiting PhD student interns working in #visualization + #machinelearning. Past interns have published award-winning papers and deployed interactive data tools that impact billions.

DMs open. Come work with me!

→ https://t.co/N5CSZkVHCS

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

Google: let's make virtual meetings feel more real and in-person
Meta: maybe people will like the metaverse more if we give them legs?

[nilay patel @reckless]

Google's Project Starline hologram meeting system is being tested at a handful of huge companies, and @jaypeters got to try it. It's impressive, but not anywhere close to a product yet https://t.co/vmQACiYUa5

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

Apologies for typos. Wrote this while feeding a newborn.

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

Really great thread about an old project I too worked on. I’d add to @warren_craddock ‘s great synopsis of its failure with a little story of my own: 1/

[Michael Rennaker @MrRennaker]

And their patience is relentless, because good things take time. Yet their drive never falters because they know they can do good, eventually.

tldr: academics are awesome. Give one a hug.
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