Des Kelleher

Founder of Mental Technologies. Language | Mind | Data | Non-fiction answers to science fiction questions

[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

Evidence that human thought, like music and DNA, is a combinatorial system: http://t.co/HXMcd4Eiv1

[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

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[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

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[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

@belfastcity_air Please register me for flight updates on flight BA8757 on 2024/10/23 16:50 GMT+01:00 RSRC:101

[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

@pete_rizzo_ Have you seen the Satoshi intrigue?

[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

@hamandcheese @GaryMarcus You do not have to choose between fuzziness and compositionality. Fuzziness allows multiple construals, but once you’ve picked a construal you can use it to compose. Multiple ways of looking at the world are a feature not a bug of the human mind.

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Poor writing, not specialized concepts, drives difficulty in understanding legal language. https://t.co/hnyjcDULXw

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Replicating Amazon’s semantic search fail, this time with “alkaline c cell batteries” in quote marks (4 pages into Prime results).

What could possibly go wrong, when we start connecting this tech to mission-critical APIs, in defense, aviation, cybersecurity, infrastructure?

😱

[Atomic Diaries @atomic_diaries]

Latest Review from @hotdocs: "fascinating and eye-opening..."

@ScreenIreland @hotdocsindustry
@FrankieFenton #atomichope

https://t.co/1mL5PXEJcS

[Iida Ruishalme @Thoughtscapism]

"Regardless of whether one is sceptical, in favour of or against the use of nuclear power, the documentary certainly delivers some interesting reflections about our future and the current climate crisis." @Cineuropa 1/2
https://t.co/O49HidzU7z

[Iida Ruishalme @Thoughtscapism]

"It forces us to challenge our views and question whether the world can afford to wait any longer “while we have had the solution in front of our eyes”, as one of the interviewees states during the first third of this compelling documentary." https://t.co/O49HidzU7z

[DJ LeClear (The Rad Guy) @ThatRadGuy5]

To those who think we can just replace a 24/7 clean energy source a Diablo Canyon with wind, solar, and batteries:
We are in a climate emergency. If you are in a sinking ship you don't scuttle a lifeboat because you HOPE it will get replaced with a luxury yacht.

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Hot Docs Premiere ‘Atomic Hope’ About Pro-Nuclear Movement Drops Trailer (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/TbiftqC2KL via @variety

[John Murphy @JohnMurphyEdit]

ATOMIC HOPE has its World Premiere tonight at @Hotdocs! It was a true privilege to cut this for @frankiefenton who dedicated nearly a decade of his life to making the film. Unfortunately I can't be in Toronto but I'm sure Frankie will somehow still enjoy the few well earned🍻

[Atomic Diaries @atomic_diaries]

Latest interview with director @FrankieFenton

"...the stakes are so high right now. If we’re not talking about it, then nothing is getting done..."
https://t.co/h1pfDG8rF7

#atomichope https://t.co/HWvtL17s62 @hotdocs @ScreenIreland

[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

@peterkinvara You’ll be able to see it at a festival or cinema in Ireland. We’re still locking down the details so can’t say more.

[Variety @Variety]

In the Wake of War and the Pandemic, European Docmakers Explore a Continent in Flux https://t.co/LEwq9GN7NL

[Atomic Eric ⚛️✊ @EricGMeyer]

Honored to be a part of this incredible and important film!

The icing on the cake: the poster references one of my favorite movies, fruits, and advocacy tactics ✊⚛️

May 3 world premiere LFG #hotdocs #nuclear #netzeroneedsnuclear #atomichope

[Des Kelleher @DesKelleher]

@GaryMarcus This encapsulates the lessons perfectly

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

and all of this is mediated through compositionality

[Benjamin Hilton @benjamin_hilton]

DALL-E is crazy impressive.

But I’m getting a feel for what it can and can’t do, and there are some quite noticeable limitations you won’t see on the curated publicised examples (including my own).

So, 8 limitations of DALL-E, a thread:

(also, have a #dalle koala doing magic)