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Think Big - Start Small - Scale Fast // Building and breaking things in Data and AI

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

@waliedesq Congrats on a impressive result! Are you running the waterfront half in a couple of weeks?

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

@takyon @EMostaque The long neck could be part of your trademark

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

@EMostaque Mind blowing!!!

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

Proud of @njaved and her team at @TorontoStar @NatObserver who took home a @SidneyHillman prize tonight for fearless journalism on “Friends with Benefits”: An inside look at money, power and influence behind the push to build Highway 413.

#canhillman22 #cdnpoli

[Justin Ouyang @justindouyang]

I spoke with some of the most inspiring #Data & #Analytics people in my network.

Founders, operators, and investors.

Here are my predictions for the space 🧵

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

@EMostaque That’s impressive Emad. Think virtual house staging

[IRONMAN Triathlon @IRONMANtri]

Tomorrow marks 44 years since the original IRONMAN race! 🎉

To mark IRONMAN Day we encourage anyone who has competed, volunteered or cheered from the sidelines to share a picture and a memory below and use #ironmanday

We'll repost our favorites to all our social platforms❗️

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

@miaannguyen That would be brilliant 🤚

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

@EMostaque Brilliant and increasingly more realistic work, Emad. Well done!

[Emad @EMostaque]

Got feedback that this is creepy and/or the neck is too long for it to be good.
I mean this took 1 min to gen (well + 1000s of hrs on models), it’d be crazy if it were perfect.
It’s better than what most of us can do 🤣
When AGI comes we’ll just say it’s not conscious until we 📎

[𝘀𝗮𝗺i @samiahmed]

System risks are heavily interconnected. My key takeaways from @wef’s report on “Beneath the Surface: Technology-driven systemic risks and the continued need for innovation”. Kudos to my fellow contributors. Article: https://t.co/wkj6W1Gm3S; Report: https://t.co/dNviR4qy3C

[Vector Institute @VectorInst]

Great news: We are delighted to welcome OMERS to Vector! The first pension plan to join our growing, vibrant industry community, #OMERS is paving the way for innovations in #pension & asset management where #AI can unlock exciting progress. Read more: https://t.co/x2p6ZmLXDk

[Boston Athletic Association @BAA]

Registration for the Virtual 125th Boston Marathon opens in ONE HOUR!

Make sure to sign up & sign in to your account in Athletes' Village to register at 10AM ET. The link to the application form will appear on your "Home" page. 🦄

#RunTo125 #BostonMarathon

[jack @jack]

I’m moving $1B of my Square equity (~28% of my wealth) to #startsmall LLC to fund global COVID-19 relief. After we disarm this pandemic, the focus will shift to girl’s health and education, and UBI. It will operate transparently, all flows tracked here: https://t.co/hVkUczDQmz

[Armughan Ahmad @ArmughanAA]

Well said #GretaThunberg - We solve climate change by a simple strategy to #Protect - #Restore - #Fund. Let’s plant 1 Trillion Trees. Join the movement https://t.co/btoZ3dLTaH

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

We've trained an AI system to solve the Rubik's Cube with a human-like robot hand.

This is an unprecedented level of dexterity for a robot, and is hard even for humans to do.

The system trains in an imperfect simulation and quickly adapts to reality: https://t.co/O04izt3KvO

[Jeremy De Mello @JeremyDeMello]

"Get dirty in the data. By understanding the data, you understand the underlying inputs of your model. This has been a huge source of learning for me."-@samiahmed at #abdtoronto

[Toronto Raptors @Raptors]

HE’S A FUN GUY!

[Rachel Nichols @Rachel__Nichols]

Just did a really cool interview with Kawhi and Kyle Lowry, about how they got here and everything this title means, and here’s what happened before we even started rolling. Special.