Adam Conner-Simons

Therapist, communications @MIT_CSAIL @PomonaCollege, book author @MITPress, PR consultant, ex-NYT/Globe/Cornell. Also bikes, meditates, tickles keys.

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

I just published a book @mitpress that looks at 10 yrs of innovative work @MIT_CSAIL & the future of CS. Big tx to @MIT prof/coauthor Daniela Rus & so many others for making it happen!

More info: https://t.co/xvvTVeNhk5
Read: https://t.co/Fqvl5FQW1S
Buy: https://t.co/XW2hBY46sL

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

I can't believe it even needs to be said that a president with major global power should not be butting in and calling sports organizations to pressure them to change a ref's decision.

It turns out that it's easier to fix a World Cup game than a reflecting pool.

[Sophia Cai @SophiaCai99]

FULL timeline of the campaign to bring Balogun back, according to a half dozen U.S. government & soccer officials:
- Wednesday after U.S.-Bosnia match: Andrew Giuliani alerted Trump to the red card (Trump & Giuliani had been talking multiple times/week since start of World Cup and regularly before that.)
- Wed night: Giuliani, Lutnick and U.S. Soccer officials began activating on plans to challenge red card
- That kicked off 4 days of coordinated lobbying, legal maneuvering & diplomacy that stretched from Oval Office to Zurich
- On *Thursday* Trump dialed Gianni Infantino and asked abt FIFA’s rules around the red card decision and grounds for suspension. (They’ve known each other for 8 yrs.)
- FIFA declined to confirm any specific discussions but reiterated to POLITICO that the decision to suspend the one-match ban was made by an independent disciplinary committee.
- As U.S. Soccer’s legal team formally prepared & submitted its appeal to FIFA, Giuliani + Lutnick offered to make White House attorneys available to assist
- At the same time, Giuliani and Scott Goodwin — a hedge-fund manager who had helped pay the salary of Mauricio Pochettino — zeroed in on the officiating history of referee Raphael Claus
-Articles examining previous controversies involving Claus circulated among senior gov officials as they evaluated every argument that could bolster the appeal
- On FIFA side, Emilio García, who oversees the legal affairs of FIFA, advised Infantino on the available procedural options
- García + other FIFA officials worked to determine whether the circumstances of Balogun’s tackle met the narrow standards that would allow the disciplinary decision to be revisited
- By Sunday, FIFA announced that Balogun’s one-match suspension would be suspended
- FIFA insists that the decision was an independent one made by its 18-person disciplinary committee, but it would not say whether the decision was decided through a vote, and it has not published a report on the decision.

https://t.co/eXOOUkza6N

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

We remember.

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

AI is gonna do WHAT for online dating apps? Make it make sense. #AI #onlinedating
https://t.co/0cTvh2rokf

[MIT CSAIL @MIT_CSAIL]

"The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements." — Brian Kernighan, co-creator of Unix

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

.@SouthwestAir I'm a journalist who's supposed to be on flight 1885 from Ontario CA to Denver - the 2.5+ hour delay today means I will miss my connecting flight to Boston. Can I rebook for a flight tomorrow and get lodging near Ontario tonight?

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

Were you confused by that pro-Jesus Super Bowl ad from <checks notes> He Gets Us? It's a massive Christian organization funded by "a small group of wealthy anonymous families." That doesn't sound sketchy at all. https://t.co/9VPssTOnkK #HeGetsUs #SuperBowlAds

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

Are we 100% sure this is an AI? They never sang this song together?

[Jeff Sweatman @SweatmanCo]

Whoever had AI Tony Bennett on your bingo card.... 👏 🤔😳 #GRAMMYs

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

MIT Open Publishing Services (MITops) is proud to support the launch of "Computing the Future" from @MIT_CSAIL. Our blog features a discussion with MIT science writer @aconnersimons & Terry Ehling, senior project manager of MITops, on this unique project:

https://t.co/fhuBYnER9E

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

It's been really rewarding to help report on this line of research going back to 2021. Excited to see what emerges from this spin-out from my book co-author Daniela Rus, @ramin_m_h & @xanamini!

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Liquid AI, a new MIT spinoff, wants to build an entirely new type of AI https://t.co/FUBXRBjl4T by @kyle_l_wiggers

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

@TheSinclair @outsidechild13 Does she have an opener? Didn't see anybody listed!

[MIT CSAIL @MIT_CSAIL]

From imaging black holes to detecting cancer w/AI, MIT CSAIL Director Daniela Rus outlines the many innovative ways her peers are "Computing The Future" in an upcoming book w/@aconnersimons: https://t.co/8fJ7h03gzd

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

🔈 On sale today, "Computing the Future" leads readers on a journey in examining the multifaceted set of computing disciplines that the @MIT_CSAIL has impacted over the past decade. Available #OpenAccess & @mitpbookstore. Learn more:
https://t.co/xqgRSO6Ihs

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

I remembered when the guy who bought Twitter said how it will be "a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner."

Not if that topic involves a link to Substack any more. How petty and irrational.

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

Most Republicans don't want convicted felons to vote. But I guess they're potentially okay electing one to be president? 🤔

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

@rachelmetz @GaryMarcus @elonmusk @tegmark @Grady_Booch @AndrewYang @tristanharris A good point, especially since one of the signees is apparently <checks notes> the CEO of OpenAI.

[Adam Conner-Simons @aconnersimons]

No, yeah, this will definitely end completely fine for me and you and everyone we know, and disinformation will never be a thing again. (v/@jjvincent)

https://t.co/sD1pGUpi8v

#ChatGPT3 #Bing #Bard

[Synthetic Data Vault @sdv_dev]

We can't control the weather, but we ✨can✨ control our software: Instead of waiting for a storm, simulate a hypothetical one using #syntheticdata ⛈ ❄️

#SDV #datasimulation

https://t.co/6FBBn5foi3

[DataCebo @datacebo]

Hackers have shown that they can easily de-anonymize "anonymous" data.

Our co-founder spoke w/@StackOverflow about how synthetic data can eliminate this issue for #ML models: https://t.co/9cg3gTS4Dq

#ML #datascience #syntheticdata