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The final edition of #TheReidOut with Joy Reid starts right now on MSNBC. Tune in now, #reiders.

Do large language models develop "emergent" models of the world? My latest Substack posts explore this claim and more generally the nature of "world models": LLMs and World Models, Part 1: aiguide.substack.com/p/llms-and-w... LLMs and World Models, Part 2: aiguide.substack.com/p/llms-and-w...

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

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Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING. I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it. NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)

Common pitfalls (with examples) when building AI applications, both from public case studies and my personal experience. huyenchip.com/2025/01/16/a... Would love to hear from your experience about the pitfalls you've seen!

Great introduction to #ai agents. Thank you @chiphuyen.bsky.social Much more about the context is in the book www.amazon.co.uk/AI-Engineeri... I recommend it

What if the top AI enabler is no longer just enabling but entering the consumer market—competing directly with Apple and others? Well, it’s happening: www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/243... #ai #innovation

A U.K. based study found that early-life rationing of sugar reduced type 2 diabetes and hypertension risk by about 35% and 20% and delayed disease onset by four and two years, respectively www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/hea...

How can such selfish behavior of the conference attendees be tolerated? From the news www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12... "Live Updates: C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare Is Fatally Shot in Midtown Manhattan"

"I don't want to be influenced: I want to be informed." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/intermission

I know that giving into it will only strengthen Trump and undermine the future of our democracy. Trump wants us to be scared. He wants us to give up — gradually and then suddenly. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

It’s important to understand what’s truly at stake with Ukraine and why we must always resist the calls of wannabe leaders to withdraw support for the Ukrainian people www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

Onwards with maintaining hospitals, schools, stores, and the water supply, this may be the best form of resistance

It is refreshing to read

Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, Jonathan Haidt argued in 2022. It’s not just a phase. theatln.tc/XH7Zf8OQ

I have spoken publicly abt concerns my clients, fed employees & others have w/incoming #Trump Admin re: retaliation. We are compiling lists of attnys, CPAs, Drs (counseling field) who wld be willing to provide pro bono services if necessary. If interested, please email me at [email protected].

People who voted for the man fail to realize that if things turn for the worse, it will affect everyone, including them. There’s no badge to certify their membership in the tribe. In fact, there’s no real membership for them in his tribe at all

Governments should play a role in evaluating the potential impact of new products or updates from Facebook and other social media platforms on children and vulnerable users. There should be a shared interest in protecting users, rather than allowing social media platforms to benefit unilaterally

Read this medium.com/@LeslieMac/i...

In 2023, US imports from Mexico totaled US$480 billion of automotive and railway parts, electronic components, fuels, and much more. tradingeconomics.com/united-state... Fruits and meat is $3 Billion. Mexico is planning retaliation “until we put shared companies at risk”. What could go wrong?

Recent elections revealed a significant gap in education, reasoning, and mental health issues among various cohorts of the American population, which is astonishing www.thedailybeast.com/trump-border...

Bluesky is great, but as any online service it’s better when you’re safe, and they make it easy to verify it’s really you using your account. They’ll email you whenever you try to log in. To set it up: 1. Go to Settings 2. Select Privacy and Security 3. Enable Email 2FA Stay secure and enjoy!