Zakee

Gormandizer; friend of microbes and dictyopterans; pro-vaccines and anti-dumb stuff; OSU EEOB asso. prof. and faculty director of OSU Postdoc Affairs

[Silicon Valley Fodder @Playerinthgame]

Here's my promised explainer. Doing my best to synthesize a lot of info here so check all my info; don't rely on it
So - the SpaceX IPO (SPCX:NASDAQ)

1/ Normally, a company with a massive valuation has to wait months to a year after its IPO before index funds are allowed to buy

[Valerio Capraro @ValerioCapraro]

The Pope is making exactly our point. LLMs “may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand.”

This is the core epistemic fault line.

Most AI evaluation is still based on one assumption: if a system statistically approximates human behaviour, then it is close to human intelligence.

But approximation is not intelligence.
Simulation is not understanding.

LLMs can produce the right answer without knowing why it is right. They can simulate empathy without feeling. They can imitate judgment without responsibility. They can generate coherent explanations without having a world to which those explanations are accountable.

Stop confusing behavioural similarity with cognitive equivalence.

Human understanding is embodied, affective, relational, motivational, and normative. It is not just the production of plausible text.

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Full paper in the first reply

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@tionneparris @evansmithhist BIG SHARE!!! Thanks!!!

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@SeanChrisLewis Just finished Survival. Brilliant writing! What did you source for the text about glutinous blood-feeding vampires becoming beast? The metaphor is awesome.

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@michaelharriot I would be so proud if my little one was walking around with worms in her pockets.

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@PicturesFoIder PEMDAS

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@pegaita Best…Book…Ever

[Zakee @sabreescience]

Are postdocs part of your university’s alumni network? Asking for a friend😉.

Friend = me

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@ayazhyder BIG CONGRATS

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@gerrygcarter BIG CONGRATS, G!

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@asanchez_lab BIG CONGRATS!!!

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@DrMitoOxPhos Excellent reflection of many experiences I also had. Thank you for giving voice to a sadly common experience.

[No Context DΛTΛSSSSSETTE @datassette]

Everyone should make weird things nobody else cares about, it's good for you

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@ClementYChow I think it’s also possible to NOT eff around and find out ALOT.

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@jazzedloon This article was an invigorating start to my morning! Excellent writing about an amazing person!

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@3rdreviewer And folks wonder why it’s so hard to recruit postdocs and yet don’t want pay more than $55K

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@AmanHusbands Melted cheese product…one the best things America has to offer.

[Zakee @sabreescience]

@KevinDKohl Gotta enjoy those moments❤️#artsyacademics

[Laetitia Wilkins (Megaptera helvetiae) @M_helvetiae]

It's time to submit your most burning discussion topics for our #ECR roundtable at #ISME18 in Lausanne, August 15th at 18:00 CEST. https://t.co/aho8sWcHJO @ISME_microbes @MikeManefield @RochelleSoo1 @shiblahmed @Sarah_Preheim @jillpeterplan @marc_strous

[Zakee @sabreescience]

If you know a PhD or postdoc heading to #OhioState to do a postdoc, let them know that #OPA can help them with relocation expenses up to $5,000 https://t.co/o1eYwGCynW