Qiang Sun

@UofT Prof | Stats + AI | Finance · Tech · Science | ex-@Princeton @UNC @USTC | Sometimes useful. Sometimes proofs.

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

Feature bagging provides stability that is complimentary to instance bagging!

[Stat.ML Papers @StatMLPapers]

Feature Bagging Provides Stability https://t.co/0lbknRLGE9

[Yuker @YukerX]

https://t.co/KTrGqOtRAq

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

...... reading claude code

[Chaofan Shou @shoucccc]

Claude code source code has been leaked via a map file in their npm registry!

Code: https://t.co/jBiMoOzt8G

[Lenka Zdeborova @zdeborova]

Memorization is often treated as something that can be tolerated without harming generalization - or studied in isolation. But many real tasks require *both learning rules and memorizing facts*.

We introduce the Rules-and-Facts model to probe this: https://t.co/hPSYC2eyUV

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

That was fast — just not fast enough to notice the small error first. What about the board’s legal risks?

[NeurIPS Conference @NeurIPSConf]

We want to speak directly to the concern many of you have expressed, and we owe you a clear explanation of what happened, why it happened, and where we stand now. We understand this situation caused genuine alarm and we take that seriously.

In preparing the NeurIPS 2026 handbook, we included a link to a US government sanctions tool that covers a significantly broader set of restrictions than those NeurIPS is actually required to follow. This error was due to miscommunication between the NeurIPS Foundation and our legal team; there was never an intention to restrict participation beyond our mandatory compliance obligations. The responsibility for that error is ours as an organization, and we deeply apologize for the alarm and impact this miscommunication had on our community.

We have updated the link and clarified the text of our policy, which is consistent with that of ACM and IEEE, as well as other international conferences and NeurIPS in the past. As in previous years, NeurIPS welcomes submissions from all compliant institutions and individuals.

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We thank the community for bringing this issue to our attention and working with us through this situation.

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

sanction first, consult later, and explain afterward that it was never about science.

[NeurIPS Conference @NeurIPSConf]

NeurIPS is aware of the community's concerns regarding the list of sanctions. NeurIPS is an inclusive community focused on free scientific discourse. We deeply value the research that comes from everyone in our community.

The present concerns are not about science or academic freedom. They are about legal requirements that apply to the NeurIPS Foundation, which is responsible for complying with sanctions. We are actively consulting legal counsel to fully understand the legal constraints and we will update the NeurIPS community as soon as we have reliable guidance from our lawyers.

[Association for Computing Machinery @TheOfficialACM]

One. Day. Away. 🏆

Join us tomorrow as we announce the recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award and celebrate a lifetime of extraordinary technical achievement.

#ACMTuringAward #Computing

[Tom Dörr @tom_doerr]

Automates poster generation from papers

https://t.co/wnfcurLyFN

[vas @vasuman]

Somewhere out there is a guy who uses Notion, Superhuman, OpenClaw on a Mac Mini, Raycast, a mechanical keyboard ($400), Wispr Flow, and gets nothing done every day

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

@JustinLin610 hats off for Qwen

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

@Huanusa @grok Please summarize the key content and send it to me.

[IVADO @IVADO_Qc]

📅 Activities dates ⬇️

Researchers, students, and professionals interested in exploring, questioning, and shaping the statistical core of AI are encouraged to register.

👉 Learn more and register:
https://t.co/rx8VO0yZUX

[IVADO @IVADO_Qc]

Organizing Committee: Aurélie Labbe @HEC_Montreal, @ArcherYiYang @mcgillu, Bei Jiang @UAlberta, Dehan Kong @UofT, @EKolaczyk @mcgillu, Linglong Kong @UAlberta and @qsunstats @UofT.

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

@weijie444 Grats - very well deserved!

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

This belongs to the thematic semester program of Stats Foundation of AI at IVADO Montreal, where there are also other interesting workshops and symposiums. All are welcome!

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

Hello Everyone, just want to share some workshop information. Eric from Mcgill and I are putting up a workshop “Uncertainty in AI” from June 8 to June 11 2026 at IVADO Montreal, Registration opens Feb 2nd (today): https://t.co/cTraScaELA

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

@weijie444 next one it is ;)

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

@MengdiWang10 at least not getting worse😅

[Qiang Sun @qsunstats]

arriving at NeurIPS on 3rd. @NeurIPS from 4 to 5. pm me for a coffee chat.