@uncertainquantum.bsky.social
Quantum theorist by day, amateur Rust programmer by hobby.
Made this account to follow and reblog science & programming news and articles I find fun
Made this account to follow and reblog science & programming news and articles I find fun
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"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
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Whenever I notice LLMs being "not great" at Rust, it's because they're trying to write, JS or Go, but in Rust. Which is.. the same reason why a lot of humans are having a bad time with Rust 🙃 — writing types first, then stub functions, then tests, then implementation, that's a happier way.
June 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Whenever I notice LLMs being "not great" at Rust, it's because they're trying to write, JS or Go, but in Rust. Which is.. the same reason why a lot of humans are having a bad time with Rust 🙃 — writing types first, then stub functions, then tests, then implementation, that's a happier way.
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A quantum random-number generator has been developed that uses classical cryptography to certify that its output was produced by a quantum process
https://go.nature.com/44eyTZm
https://go.nature.com/44eyTZm
Cheat-proof random numbers generated from quantum entanglement
A quantum random-number generator has been developed that uses classical cryptography to certify that its output was produced by a quantum process.
go.nature.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A quantum random-number generator has been developed that uses classical cryptography to certify that its output was produced by a quantum process
https://go.nature.com/44eyTZm
https://go.nature.com/44eyTZm
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My advice for finding a good postdoc mentor as a job-seeker: look for someone who's trying to find an interesting collaborator.
My advice for hiring good postdocs as a PI: look for someone who's trying to find an interesting collaborator.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My advice for hiring good postdocs as a PI: look for someone who's trying to find an interesting collaborator.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How do I choose a principal investigator for my next postdoc?
A computer scientist is struggling to trust their postdoctoral research adviser after negative experiences with the previous two. How do you find one that’s right for you?
www.nature.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My advice for finding a good postdoc mentor as a job-seeker: look for someone who's trying to find an interesting collaborator.
My advice for hiring good postdocs as a PI: look for someone who's trying to find an interesting collaborator.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My advice for hiring good postdocs as a PI: look for someone who's trying to find an interesting collaborator.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Internal email bullshit
Work relating to Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip has been called into question after an author on the 2017 study acknowledged it contained “undisclosed data manipulations,” according to emails obtained by Retraction Watch and Science. scim.ag/42Z6Vz2
‘Data manipulations’ alleged in study that paved the way for Microsoft’s quantum chip
Internal emails from 2021 reveal tensions among researchers hunting for elusive Majorana particle
scim.ag
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Internal email bullshit