Graham McLeod

Neurologist, studying brain waves @StanfordMed Researching consciousness, sleep, AI, and seizures

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This is disturbing

https://t.co/Yb73pUbzWw

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I'd say (1) is authentically grappling with a concept based on one's own experience, and (2) is mindless mimesis

You're right humans do both (1) and (2) and we are to an extent "trained" by outside info. But our model weights (or brain equivalent thereof) are also constantly tuned by our own experience which leads us to grapple with things. AI agents might *sound* like they are grappling when they're actually just mindlessly outputting next tokens as predicted by training data.

But it's hard to tell the difference

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I wish this was a joke

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In case you wondered what 3.2M USD gets you in the bay area now

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This is cutting edge stuff that changes day-by-day. If you know of something new in AI that has changed this landscape, please reach out.

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For a slightly more technical version of these arguments, check out my recent paper: https://t.co/C2o8hURMKc

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@patrick_oshag Michael Crichton e.g. Andromeda Strain, Sphere, Prey

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This has finally become an audiobook. It's been on my to-read list since 2018 when I bought a paper copy -- the only format available until now -- but have procrastinated reading because the topic feels heavy.

Looking forward to binging the audio version

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Have a safe and happy new year! 🎊

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"Every Elephant Has Its Own Name, Study Suggests"

An analysis of elephant calls using an artificial intelligence tool suggests that the animals *may use and respond to individualized rumbles.*

https://t.co/lp1TDbjoeT

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We passed the Royal College Neurology exam! Still another exam (part 2) in June 2025. But - excited!

Thank you to all who have taught us!

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@nathanbaugh27 Notes from Underground

Or, Calculating God

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@AaronLBerkowitz @CrystalYeoMDPhD @Tracey1milligan @DxRxEdu @CPSolvers @MedTweetorials So good! Thanks for this

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Calgary stroke program in the New York Times this week👏🏼

@nyt @UCalgaryMed @DCNSNeuro

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