Michael Winikoff
@profwinikoff.bsky.social
husband, father, professor at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social, musician (piano, choir, composer), keen reader & board gamer. https://michaelwinikoff.com
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A Scoresheet for Explainable AI
YouTube video by Michael Winikoff
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Delighted to share our most recent paper: "A Scoresheet for Explainable AI" (with John & Sebastian).
It will be presented at @aamasconf.bsky.social later this month.
🎬 Short YouTube summary (5 minutes): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpf...
📝 Link to the paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2502.098...
It will be presented at @aamasconf.bsky.social later this month.
🎬 Short YouTube summary (5 minutes): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpf...
📝 Link to the paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2502.098...
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Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
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@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
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Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
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This NeurIPS workshop claims that LLMs "provide an important foundation for exploring human cognition, emotion, and social interaction"
This is flawed logic, as @lmesseri.bsky.social and I argue here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is flawed logic, as @lmesseri.bsky.social and I argue here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This NeurIPS workshop claims that LLMs "provide an important foundation for exploring human cognition, emotion, and social interaction"
This is flawed logic, as @lmesseri.bsky.social and I argue here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is flawed logic, as @lmesseri.bsky.social and I argue here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It is time to abandon student evaluations of teaching
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
April 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It is time to abandon student evaluations of teaching
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
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geography, logic, and counting
October 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
geography, logic, and counting
www.csoonline.com/article/4077...
Whenever I run a meeting that has minutes I always read the draft minutes before sharing - I guess this becomes even more important if the meetings are being generated by a stochastic parrot 🦜 …
Whenever I run a meeting that has minutes I always read the draft minutes before sharing - I guess this becomes even more important if the meetings are being generated by a stochastic parrot 🦜 …
Manipulating the meeting notetaker: The rise of AI summarization optimization
As AI increasingly becomes the system of record for company meetings, adversarial techniques for manipulating the algorithm’s takeaways and actions items will sway business decisions and directions in...
www.csoonline.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
www.csoonline.com/article/4077...
Whenever I run a meeting that has minutes I always read the draft minutes before sharing - I guess this becomes even more important if the meetings are being generated by a stochastic parrot 🦜 …
Whenever I run a meeting that has minutes I always read the draft minutes before sharing - I guess this becomes even more important if the meetings are being generated by a stochastic parrot 🦜 …
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Whether you’re an AI skeptic, an AI evangelist, or just someone who wants to know what’s happening on the cutting edge of tech, you should be reading @garymarcus.bsky.social.
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Is vibe coding dying?
Amateurs might not be replacing teams of coders, after all
garymarcus.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Whether you’re an AI skeptic, an AI evangelist, or just someone who wants to know what’s happening on the cutting edge of tech, you should be reading @garymarcus.bsky.social.
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
Vibe coding? It’s dying. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/is-vibe-co...
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
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IFAAMAS, the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, is pleased to announce the call for the 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award. The award includes a certificate and a 1500 EUR payment.
Submission link: forms.gle/xzfax1VCTVim...
#AAMAS2026
Submission link: forms.gle/xzfax1VCTVim...
#AAMAS2026
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
IFAAMAS, the International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, is pleased to announce the call for the 2025 Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award. The award includes a certificate and a 1500 EUR payment.
Submission link: forms.gle/xzfax1VCTVim...
#AAMAS2026
Submission link: forms.gle/xzfax1VCTVim...
#AAMAS2026
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The abstracts submission deadline for the main technical tracks is fast approaching! Don't miss your chance to present your research in Cyprus and connect with top experts in Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems🔔
📅 Submission deadline: October 1, 2025
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
📅 Submission deadline: October 1, 2025
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
September 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The abstracts submission deadline for the main technical tracks is fast approaching! Don't miss your chance to present your research in Cyprus and connect with top experts in Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems🔔
📅 Submission deadline: October 1, 2025
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
📅 Submission deadline: October 1, 2025
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
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1971 #ACMTuringAward recipient John McCarthy was born #OTD in 1927. Dr. McCarthy's lecture, "The Present State of Research on Artificial Intelligence" is a topic that covers the area in which he has achieved considerable recognition for his work. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
September 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
1971 #ACMTuringAward recipient John McCarthy was born #OTD in 1927. Dr. McCarthy's lecture, "The Present State of Research on Artificial Intelligence" is a topic that covers the area in which he has achieved considerable recognition for his work. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
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Described accessibly (Hopefully) in a Conversation article.
The top risks from technology that we’ll be facing by the year 2040
A new study consulted futurists for their predictions about technological evolution.
theconversation.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Described accessibly (Hopefully) in a Conversation article.
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My article Interlinked Computing in 2040: Safety, Truth, Ownership and Accountability has just won the journal's best paper award ( www.computer.org/publications... )
Interlinked Computing in 2040: Safety, Truth, Ownership, and Accountability
Computer systems are increasingly interconnected, magnifying benefits and risks, especially with AI integration. Using a Delphi-based method, we interviewed technology futurists about potential trends...
ieeexplore.ieee.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My article Interlinked Computing in 2040: Safety, Truth, Ownership and Accountability has just won the journal's best paper award ( www.computer.org/publications... )
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A reminder that the 70+ year-old research discipline of AI is much bigger than genAI, much bigger than just deep learning, much bigger than Big Tech. AI includes symbolic reasoning, multi-agent systems and statistical machine learning and is used for astrophysics, renewable energy and climate models
August 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A reminder that the 70+ year-old research discipline of AI is much bigger than genAI, much bigger than just deep learning, much bigger than Big Tech. AI includes symbolic reasoning, multi-agent systems and statistical machine learning and is used for astrophysics, renewable energy and climate models
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Adding AI watermark to latest paper...
July 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Adding AI watermark to latest paper...
Reposted by Michael Winikoff
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems is coming to Cyprus this year.
youtu.be/aAGHxUPZInY
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
youtu.be/aAGHxUPZInY
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
AAMAS 2026 | 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
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June 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems is coming to Cyprus this year.
youtu.be/aAGHxUPZInY
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
youtu.be/aAGHxUPZInY
#AAMAS2026 #Cyprus #AutonomousAgents
Position (permanent): Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Management at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.
My school is advertising for an academic position. (1/2)
My school is advertising for an academic position. (1/2)
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Management
Join Te Kura Tiaki, Whakawhiti Kōrero - School of Information Management on a permanent, full-time basis.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Position (permanent): Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Information Management at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.
My school is advertising for an academic position. (1/2)
My school is advertising for an academic position. (1/2)
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Framing of AI safety as primarily about x-risk has 3 drawbacks:
1.Excludes researchers with different perspectives about what AI safety is and why we should care about
2.Misleads public about the field's scope and necessity
3.Creates resistance to build safe AI systems from those skeptical of x-risk
1.Excludes researchers with different perspectives about what AI safety is and why we should care about
2.Misleads public about the field's scope and necessity
3.Creates resistance to build safe AI systems from those skeptical of x-risk
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Framing of AI safety as primarily about x-risk has 3 drawbacks:
1.Excludes researchers with different perspectives about what AI safety is and why we should care about
2.Misleads public about the field's scope and necessity
3.Creates resistance to build safe AI systems from those skeptical of x-risk
1.Excludes researchers with different perspectives about what AI safety is and why we should care about
2.Misleads public about the field's scope and necessity
3.Creates resistance to build safe AI systems from those skeptical of x-risk
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Our paper "AI safety for everyone" with Balint Gyevnar is out at Nature Machine Intelligence: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We challenge the narrative that AI safety is primarily about minimizing existential risks from AI. Why does this matter?
We challenge the narrative that AI safety is primarily about minimizing existential risks from AI. Why does this matter?
AI safety for everyone - Nature Machine Intelligence
A systematic review of peer-reviewed AI safety research reveals extensive work on practical and immediate concerns. The findings advocate for an inclusive approach to AI safety that embraces diverse m...
www.nature.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our paper "AI safety for everyone" with Balint Gyevnar is out at Nature Machine Intelligence: www.nature.com/articles/s42...
We challenge the narrative that AI safety is primarily about minimizing existential risks from AI. Why does this matter?
We challenge the narrative that AI safety is primarily about minimizing existential risks from AI. Why does this matter?
Delighted to share our most recent paper: "A Scoresheet for Explainable AI" (with John & Sebastian).
It will be presented at @aamasconf.bsky.social later this month.
🎬 Short YouTube summary (5 minutes): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpf...
📝 Link to the paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2502.098...
It will be presented at @aamasconf.bsky.social later this month.
🎬 Short YouTube summary (5 minutes): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpf...
📝 Link to the paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2502.098...
A Scoresheet for Explainable AI
YouTube video by Michael Winikoff
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Delighted to share our most recent paper: "A Scoresheet for Explainable AI" (with John & Sebastian).
It will be presented at @aamasconf.bsky.social later this month.
🎬 Short YouTube summary (5 minutes): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpf...
📝 Link to the paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2502.098...
It will be presented at @aamasconf.bsky.social later this month.
🎬 Short YouTube summary (5 minutes): www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpf...
📝 Link to the paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2502.098...
Reposted by Michael Winikoff
Here is how I have been comparing the two big hype phenomena in AI and robotics, in my recent talks. Spoiler alert: the hype is unfounded.
April 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Here is how I have been comparing the two big hype phenomena in AI and robotics, in my recent talks. Spoiler alert: the hype is unfounded.
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OpenAI: "Users have told us that understanding how the model reasons ... helps build trust in its answers."
Anthropic: "Do reasoning models accurately verbalize their reasoning? Our new paper shows they don't."
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
Anthropic: "Do reasoning models accurately verbalize their reasoning? Our new paper shows they don't."
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
Reasoning models don't always say what they think
Research from Anthropic on the faithfulness of AI models' Chain-of-Thought
www.anthropic.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
OpenAI: "Users have told us that understanding how the model reasons ... helps build trust in its answers."
Anthropic: "Do reasoning models accurately verbalize their reasoning? Our new paper shows they don't."
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
Anthropic: "Do reasoning models accurately verbalize their reasoning? Our new paper shows they don't."
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...