ana valdivia
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Lecturer in AI, Government & Policy at the OII (University of Oxford) | Associate Editor at Big Data & Society | Investigating algorithmic accountability | Writing a book on the Materiality of AI
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Wim Vanderbauwhede: “You give an input and it ‘guesses’ the answer a user would want to get, based on the input and the data it was trained on. The ‘machines’ don’t think; they generate something plausible, something that seems acceptable.” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Wim Vanderbauwhede: “You give an input and it ‘guesses’ the answer a user would want to get, based on the input and the data it was trained on. The ‘machines’ don’t think; they generate something plausible, something that seems acceptable.” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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Last time I checked those were at roughly 5% success rate as per the AHRC website.
October 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Last time I checked those were at roughly 5% success rate as per the AHRC website.
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But column two says "Year application received". This to me suggests that the success rate is "the probability that you would have been successful by Oct. 2025, given that you submitted in 2025", which is different from "the probability that you will be successful, given that you submitted in 2025"
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
But column two says "Year application received". This to me suggests that the success rate is "the probability that you would have been successful by Oct. 2025, given that you submitted in 2025", which is different from "the probability that you will be successful, given that you submitted in 2025"
that makes sense, so let's wait until Dec 2025
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
that makes sense, so let's wait until Dec 2025
Given that people is asking me for the numbers, here the table provided by UKRI:
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Given that people is asking me for the numbers, here the table provided by UKRI:
the sad story is that rates have been decreasing in only three years, from 10% to 1%
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
the sad story is that rates have been decreasing in only three years, from 10% to 1%
Why do screen grabs matter?
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Why do screen grabs matter?
brilliant output!!
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
brilliant output!!