Guillaume Desjardins
@desjardins.bsky.social
Research Scientist at Google DeepMind.
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Let’s take a moment to remember that the founders of Google were once supported by NSF. Google invented the Transformer, the backbone of the AI Vance touts.
The next major breakthrough could be forming in the head of a student of a professor about to get their NSF grant pulled.
The next major breakthrough could be forming in the head of a student of a professor about to get their NSF grant pulled.
February 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Let’s take a moment to remember that the founders of Google were once supported by NSF. Google invented the Transformer, the backbone of the AI Vance touts.
The next major breakthrough could be forming in the head of a student of a professor about to get their NSF grant pulled.
The next major breakthrough could be forming in the head of a student of a professor about to get their NSF grant pulled.
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🚨 SCOOP 🚨
The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data
It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.
The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data
It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.
Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨 SCOOP 🚨
The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data
It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.
The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data
It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.
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Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
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An important message from the ABA:
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An important message from the ABA:
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."
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Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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When are reasonable, rational but conservative Americans going to admit this isn't business as usual and do something? They are ignoring or spitting on everything that defines your democracy.
Outrage as JD Vance claims judges not allowed to check executive power www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Outrage as JD Vance claims judges not allowed to check executive power www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Outrage after JD Vance claims judges are not allowed to check executive power
Vice-president accused of threatening constitution after saying judges have no right to restrain president’s agenda
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
When are reasonable, rational but conservative Americans going to admit this isn't business as usual and do something? They are ignoring or spitting on everything that defines your democracy.
Outrage as JD Vance claims judges not allowed to check executive power www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Outrage as JD Vance claims judges not allowed to check executive power www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What happened to USAID foments a constitutional crisis the likes of which most Americans haven't seen in their lifetimes.
You can't just eliminate it. When/if courts say so, will Trump/Musk defer? Courts don't have armies.
The story I've been waiting to read: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
You can't just eliminate it. When/if courts say so, will Trump/Musk defer? Courts don't have armies.
The story I've been waiting to read: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
What happened to USAID foments a constitutional crisis the likes of which most Americans haven't seen in their lifetimes.
You can't just eliminate it. When/if courts say so, will Trump/Musk defer? Courts don't have armies.
The story I've been waiting to read: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
You can't just eliminate it. When/if courts say so, will Trump/Musk defer? Courts don't have armies.
The story I've been waiting to read: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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We should not be allowing non-government employees to waltz in to government offices, and illegally get access to sensitive government and personal data, and get read and write access to critical software systems in multiple government agencies.
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
February 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We should not be allowing non-government employees to waltz in to government offices, and illegally get access to sensitive government and personal data, and get read and write access to critical software systems in multiple government agencies.
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
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Our team is looking for an ML hacker extraordinaire. make the TPUs hum with the sound of AGI. Job description: make intelligence = f(compute) unbounded : boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...
Research Engineer, Generative AI
London, UK
boards.greenhouse.io
November 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Our team is looking for an ML hacker extraordinaire. make the TPUs hum with the sound of AGI. Job description: make intelligence = f(compute) unbounded : boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...
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🚨 Petition to get NeurIPS to join Bluesky 🚨
I just wrote the NeurIPS board requesting them to consider joining Bluesky.
It took about 2 minutes. I invite you to do the same. neurips.cc/Help/Contact
If they changed the name of the conference for the greater good, there's a chance!
Please repost!
I just wrote the NeurIPS board requesting them to consider joining Bluesky.
It took about 2 minutes. I invite you to do the same. neurips.cc/Help/Contact
If they changed the name of the conference for the greater good, there's a chance!
Please repost!
Contact
neurips.cc
November 15, 2024 at 10:46 AM
🚨 Petition to get NeurIPS to join Bluesky 🚨
I just wrote the NeurIPS board requesting them to consider joining Bluesky.
It took about 2 minutes. I invite you to do the same. neurips.cc/Help/Contact
If they changed the name of the conference for the greater good, there's a chance!
Please repost!
I just wrote the NeurIPS board requesting them to consider joining Bluesky.
It took about 2 minutes. I invite you to do the same. neurips.cc/Help/Contact
If they changed the name of the conference for the greater good, there's a chance!
Please repost!