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This study not only asks human experts to score AI- and human-generated ideas, but also to *execute* those ideas (a nice setup!)
AI-generated research ideas *sounded* better (high estimated effectiveness score) but their score drops below human ideas after the execution.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.20803
AI-generated research ideas *sounded* better (high estimated effectiveness score) but their score drops below human ideas after the execution.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.20803
The Ideation-Execution Gap: Execution Outcomes of LLM-Generated versus Human Research Ideas
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown promise in accelerating the scientific research pipeline. A key capability for this process is the ability to generate novel research ideas, and prior studies h...
arxiv.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This study not only asks human experts to score AI- and human-generated ideas, but also to *execute* those ideas (a nice setup!)
AI-generated research ideas *sounded* better (high estimated effectiveness score) but their score drops below human ideas after the execution.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.20803
AI-generated research ideas *sounded* better (high estimated effectiveness score) but their score drops below human ideas after the execution.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.20803
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The S&P 500’s 10 largest companies make up a record 40% of the index’s value. These valuations suggest AI will deliver $1T in cost cuts or revenue growth within 2–3 years. That assumption is shaping how I think about AI. Read more in our markets newsletter: www.profgmarkets.com/p/the-photo-...
The Photo That Should Worry Washington
www.profgmarkets.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The S&P 500’s 10 largest companies make up a record 40% of the index’s value. These valuations suggest AI will deliver $1T in cost cuts or revenue growth within 2–3 years. That assumption is shaping how I think about AI. Read more in our markets newsletter: www.profgmarkets.com/p/the-photo-...
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De dijken zijn doorgebroken, en rechts geeft sommige mensen zandzakken. Vervolgens vertellen ze de mensen, gewend aan de zandzakken, dat links de zandzakken komt afpakken. Terwijl links de dijken wil herstellen, zodat zandzakken niet nodig zijn.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
Voor een land dat rijk is geworden van handel hebben Nederlanders een abominabel economisch verstand
www.volkskrant.nl
September 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
De dijken zijn doorgebroken, en rechts geeft sommige mensen zandzakken. Vervolgens vertellen ze de mensen, gewend aan de zandzakken, dat links de zandzakken komt afpakken. Terwijl links de dijken wil herstellen, zodat zandzakken niet nodig zijn.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
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"Wij zijn uiteindelijk een biologische computer." De mens reduceren tot informatieverwerkende machine... Dit interview van @laurensvhg.bsky.social met Michiel Bakker illustreert goed waarom we AI-ontwikkelingen niet exclusief aan AI-experts moeten overlaten. www.volkskrant.nl/tech/nederla...
Nederlandse AI-onderzoeker ziet ‘heel gekke tijden’ aankomen: ‘Ook mijn baan kan verdwijnen’
De AI-transitie is onomkeerbaar, dus je kunt maar beter zorgen dat de voordelen groter zijn dan de nadelen. Dat zegt Michiel Bakker, specialist aan het prestigieuze MIT. ‘Ik hoop dat er straks nog sce...
www.volkskrant.nl
August 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"Wij zijn uiteindelijk een biologische computer." De mens reduceren tot informatieverwerkende machine... Dit interview van @laurensvhg.bsky.social met Michiel Bakker illustreert goed waarom we AI-ontwikkelingen niet exclusief aan AI-experts moeten overlaten. www.volkskrant.nl/tech/nederla...
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After hearing stories of breast cancer surviviors panicked by recent headlines, I decided to revisit my take on the recent “COVID rekindling dormant cancer” paper. After reflection, I was too generous in calling the human results even “suggestive.”
jenndowd.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
jenndowd.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
COVID and cancer "reawakening" redux
Don't panic...it really was just IN MICE
jenndowd.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
After hearing stories of breast cancer surviviors panicked by recent headlines, I decided to revisit my take on the recent “COVID rekindling dormant cancer” paper. After reflection, I was too generous in calling the human results even “suggestive.”
jenndowd.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
jenndowd.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
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Hoogleraar placebo-effect kreeg zelf te maken met omgekeerde effect
Hoogleraar placebo-effect kreeg zelf te maken met omgekeerde effect
www.volkskrant.nl
August 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Hoogleraar placebo-effect kreeg zelf te maken met omgekeerde effect
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This is the only thing you need to read about AI
The part about being too emotional and putting words in people’s mouths ESPECIALLY
The part about being too emotional and putting words in people’s mouths ESPECIALLY
In the Future All Food Will Be Cooked in a Microwave, and if You Can’t Deal With That Then You Need to Get Out of the Kitchen
As a restaurant owner – I’m astounded at the rate of progress since microwaves were released a few short years ago. Today’s microwave can cook a frozen burrito. Tomorrow’s m…
www.colincornaby.me
August 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is the only thing you need to read about AI
The part about being too emotional and putting words in people’s mouths ESPECIALLY
The part about being too emotional and putting words in people’s mouths ESPECIALLY
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Sure. Who needs evidence. | The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming: Montana just passed a new bill backed by longevity enthusiasts that will enable access to drugs and therapies that are not approved by the FDA. | MIT Technology Review www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/14/1...
The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming
Montana just passed a new bill backed by longevity enthusiasts that will enable access to drugs and therapies that are not approved by the FDA.
www.technologyreview.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sure. Who needs evidence. | The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming: Montana just passed a new bill backed by longevity enthusiasts that will enable access to drugs and therapies that are not approved by the FDA. | MIT Technology Review www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/14/1...
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Wynn-Williams “said the company was letting advertisers know when the teens were depressed so they could be served an ad at the best time.”
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams says company targeted ads at teens based on their ‘emotional state’ | TechCrunch
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of Global Public Policy for Facebook and author of the recently released tell-all book
techcrunch.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Wynn-Williams “said the company was letting advertisers know when the teens were depressed so they could be served an ad at the best time.”
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Former FDA Commissioner:
April 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Former FDA Commissioner:
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Problemen in de zorg stapelen zich al jarenlang op, en geld is het voor de hand liggende medicijn. Maar geld kan de boel juist verder verzieken, volgens hoogleraar Erwin Hans. ‘Er is zelden sprake van een daadwerkelijk gebrek aan capaciteit,’ vertelt hij in een interview met FTM.
Meer geld maakt de zorg alleen maar zieker, volgens deze wiskundige
De tekorten in de zorg? Die creëren we vooral zelf, volgens Erwin Hans. De productiviteit van ziekenhuizen kan tot 30 procent hoger zonder dat de kosten toenemen, zegt de hoogleraar. ‘Er is zelden ech...
www.ftm.nl
March 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Problemen in de zorg stapelen zich al jarenlang op, en geld is het voor de hand liggende medicijn. Maar geld kan de boel juist verder verzieken, volgens hoogleraar Erwin Hans. ‘Er is zelden sprake van een daadwerkelijk gebrek aan capaciteit,’ vertelt hij in een interview met FTM.
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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots. Story by @sherylnyt.bsky.social & @by-cjewett.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/438WGdc
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article)
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
nyti.ms
February 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots. Story by @sherylnyt.bsky.social & @by-cjewett.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/438WGdc
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If music recs won't sway you, check out my explainer from today's newsletter on how the FDA regulates #AI and how recent layoffs could affect that.
All that and more (including juicy industry gossip 👀) at AI Prognosis (sign up link below ⬇️)
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/f...
All that and more (including juicy industry gossip 👀) at AI Prognosis (sign up link below ⬇️)
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/f...
February 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If music recs won't sway you, check out my explainer from today's newsletter on how the FDA regulates #AI and how recent layoffs could affect that.
All that and more (including juicy industry gossip 👀) at AI Prognosis (sign up link below ⬇️)
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/f...
All that and more (including juicy industry gossip 👀) at AI Prognosis (sign up link below ⬇️)
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/f...
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Dit stuk legt het zo goed en pijnlijk precies uit dat De Volkskrant het in het algemeen belang van achter de paywall vandaan zou moeten halen.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Opinie: Genotzuchtige Nederlander raakt slaapwandelend achterop in de wereld
Nederlanders zijn een individualistisch en hedonistisch volk geworden, dat weinig offers wil brengen voor het grotere geheel. Van dit kabinet hoeven we niet veel te verwachten, maar welke leiders durv...
www.volkskrant.nl
December 12, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Dit stuk legt het zo goed en pijnlijk precies uit dat De Volkskrant het in het algemeen belang van achter de paywall vandaan zou moeten halen.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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met elk chatgpt-gedicht sterft sinterklaas een beetje
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
met elk chatgpt-gedicht sterft sinterklaas een beetje
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There are lots of different terms used to describe organisations in our data ecosystems. In our latest blog, we’re taking a look at ‘data spaces’: what they are, what they do and what’s next. Find out more
#data #DataSpaces
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#data #DataSpaces
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
What are data spaces and what do they do?
Learn more about data spaces: what they are, what they do and what’s next.
theodi.org
November 26, 2024 at 12:24 PM
There are lots of different terms used to describe organisations in our data ecosystems. In our latest blog, we’re taking a look at ‘data spaces’: what they are, what they do and what’s next. Find out more
#data #DataSpaces
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
#data #DataSpaces
theodi.org/news-and-eve...
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Why one cancer advocate is leaving X for #BlueSky
By @jfreemandaily.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/t...
By @jfreemandaily.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/t...
Why cancer advocates like me are leaving X
“It’s sad to see the era of Twitter cancer communities end,” writes cancer advocate Janet Freeman-Daily.
www.statnews.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Why one cancer advocate is leaving X for #BlueSky
By @jfreemandaily.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/t...
By @jfreemandaily.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/t...
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This is part 3 of Seth Joseph's series about Epic that has generated much interest and a little controversy and we are happy to host it on THCB. Part 1 and Part 2 were published on Forbes earlier this year
thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11...
thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11...
Epic’s Consumer Strategy Is Bold. Its Tactics Push The Boundaries. – The Health Care Blog
thehealthcareblog.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:08 PM
This is part 3 of Seth Joseph's series about Epic that has generated much interest and a little controversy and we are happy to host it on THCB. Part 1 and Part 2 were published on Forbes earlier this year
thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11...
thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11...
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New: the company behind Pokemon Go has announced it is using data collected by its millions of players to build an AI model that can navigate the real world, and could be used for robots. Doubt Pokemon Go players anticipated contributing data to this project www.404media.co/pokemon-go-p...
Pokémon Go Players Have Unwittingly Trained AI to Navigate the World
Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.
www.404media.co
November 19, 2024 at 3:36 PM
New: the company behind Pokemon Go has announced it is using data collected by its millions of players to build an AI model that can navigate the real world, and could be used for robots. Doubt Pokemon Go players anticipated contributing data to this project www.404media.co/pokemon-go-p...
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So, to help start this community, I'm working on a starterpack for #healthcare transformation folks, digital or not. go.bsky.app/M4j9Qm9 who should I add?
November 18, 2024 at 10:46 AM
So, to help start this community, I'm working on a starterpack for #healthcare transformation folks, digital or not. go.bsky.app/M4j9Qm9 who should I add?
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‘If it takes the hype of AI to give political cover to this kind of important investment in basic IT and data systems, then so be it.’ Last call for my @newstatesman.com piece on AI in public services
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
Tony Blair is wrong – AI will not magically solve our public services
Too many people might be left out of its revolution.
www.newstatesman.com
October 13, 2024 at 8:27 AM
‘If it takes the hype of AI to give political cover to this kind of important investment in basic IT and data systems, then so be it.’ Last call for my @newstatesman.com piece on AI in public services
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
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Word Vriend! | Investico bestaat 10 jaar en voert deze maand campagne. Help ons om vóór 31 oktober 1000 nieuwe Vrienden te vinden die onafhankelijke journalistiek mogelijk maken. Word nu Vriend van Investico vanaf €1 per maand: https://buff.ly/3ZM7Wui
October 1, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Word Vriend! | Investico bestaat 10 jaar en voert deze maand campagne. Help ons om vóór 31 oktober 1000 nieuwe Vrienden te vinden die onafhankelijke journalistiek mogelijk maken. Word nu Vriend van Investico vanaf €1 per maand: https://buff.ly/3ZM7Wui
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October 1, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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