Cédric Archambeau
@cedapprox.bsky.social
Director of Artificial Intelligence at https://helsing.ai. Fellow @ellis.eu. Ex Principal Applied Scientist at AWS. Living in absurdism.
http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/c.archambeau/
http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/c.archambeau/
My former co-workers released a new version of Syne Tune! If you are interested in large scale benchmarking and gradient-free optimisation you should give it a try — it’s a fantastic tool and open source!
#hpo #automl #ai
github.com/syne-tune/sy...
#hpo #automl #ai
github.com/syne-tune/sy...
GitHub - syne-tune/syne-tune: Large scale and asynchronous Hyperparameter and Architecture Optimization at your fingertips.
Large scale and asynchronous Hyperparameter and Architecture Optimization at your fingertips. - syne-tune/syne-tune
github.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
My former co-workers released a new version of Syne Tune! If you are interested in large scale benchmarking and gradient-free optimisation you should give it a try — it’s a fantastic tool and open source!
#hpo #automl #ai
github.com/syne-tune/sy...
#hpo #automl #ai
github.com/syne-tune/sy...
Perhaps LLMs can’t reason after all. Even at larger scales, they are just parroting.
#llm #agi #science
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#llm #agi #science
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June 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Perhaps LLMs can’t reason after all. Even at larger scales, they are just parroting.
#llm #agi #science
ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...
#llm #agi #science
ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...
Tonight I finished proofreading a monograph for Foundations and Trends in ML we started working on 3+ yrs ago. It’s not perfect, but it feels good!
#science #publications #relieved
#science #publications #relieved
May 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tonight I finished proofreading a monograph for Foundations and Trends in ML we started working on 3+ yrs ago. It’s not perfect, but it feels good!
#science #publications #relieved
#science #publications #relieved
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Choose Science. Choose Europe.
In 2025, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions will invest over €1.25B, supporting more than 10,000 researchers.
A new Choose Europe for Science pilot will promote stable research careers across the EU.
Explore the calls ↓
In 2025, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions will invest over €1.25B, supporting more than 10,000 researchers.
A new Choose Europe for Science pilot will promote stable research careers across the EU.
Explore the calls ↓
May 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Choose Science. Choose Europe.
In 2025, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions will invest over €1.25B, supporting more than 10,000 researchers.
A new Choose Europe for Science pilot will promote stable research careers across the EU.
Explore the calls ↓
In 2025, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions will invest over €1.25B, supporting more than 10,000 researchers.
A new Choose Europe for Science pilot will promote stable research careers across the EU.
Explore the calls ↓
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I've said it before, and I'll repeat it: The expulsion of expertise from government and academia during Mao's Cultural Revolution devastated China for decades, particularly in science and technology. That profound harm led the country to take education as seriously as it does today. wapo.st/3YTivKW
May 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I've said it before, and I'll repeat it: The expulsion of expertise from government and academia during Mao's Cultural Revolution devastated China for decades, particularly in science and technology. That profound harm led the country to take education as seriously as it does today. wapo.st/3YTivKW
Because it matters!
TEN more robots for Ukraine!!!!!!!!!!
Many thanks to all who donated (or are considering doing so).
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
❤️ you ALL for supporting 🇺🇦! 💙💛
#InItToWinIt
Many thanks to all who donated (or are considering doing so).
🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
❤️ you ALL for supporting 🇺🇦! 💙💛
#InItToWinIt
10 more Zmiy robotic platforms, funded by you, alongside Timothy Snyder and Mark Hamill, will be helping Ukrainian sappers.
Thank you to everyone who joined the fundraiser! 💙💛
Thank you to everyone who joined the fundraiser! 💙💛
May 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Because it matters!
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Mon article sur les maths de l’IA est paru dans la gazette de la smf smf.emath.fr/publications...
La version en anglais est sur arxiv
arxiv.org/abs/2501.10465
La version en anglais est sur arxiv
arxiv.org/abs/2501.10465
May 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Mon article sur les maths de l’IA est paru dans la gazette de la smf smf.emath.fr/publications...
La version en anglais est sur arxiv
arxiv.org/abs/2501.10465
La version en anglais est sur arxiv
arxiv.org/abs/2501.10465
Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe.
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
May 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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The moral basis of Stoic practice is the distinction between things that depend on us and those that do not depend on us. External things not being within our power, we must endure them without complaint.
May 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What more is there to say)
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Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey refused to approve thalidomide in the US, saving thousands of babies from devastating birth defects. Her success despite gender bias-she was initially hired at the FDA partly because her first name "Frances" was mistaken for "Francis" #WomenInSTEM
tiny.cc/x14j001
tiny.cc/x14j001
How One Determined FDA Scientist Saved American Children From a Birth Defect Catastrophe
Dr. Frances Kelsey resisted intense industry pressure to approve thalidomide; the drug was the cause of severe birth defects in over 10,000 infants in other countries.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey refused to approve thalidomide in the US, saving thousands of babies from devastating birth defects. Her success despite gender bias-she was initially hired at the FDA partly because her first name "Frances" was mistaken for "Francis" #WomenInSTEM
tiny.cc/x14j001
tiny.cc/x14j001
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After a few days of silence, here are quotes from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz. The book’s cover is, let’s be honest, pretty ugly, but its content includes an abundance of memorable and biting statements.
#quotes #education #reflections
#quotes #education #reflections
May 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
After a few days of silence, here are quotes from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz. The book’s cover is, let’s be honest, pretty ugly, but its content includes an abundance of memorable and biting statements.
#quotes #education #reflections
#quotes #education #reflections
A revealing interview of Steve Bannon was plublished in Le Monde yesterday: tinyurl.com/se8x5v8z
It’s in French and behind the firewall, but here are two quotes (translated with #LeChat):
It’s in French and behind the firewall, but here are two quotes (translated with #LeChat):
Steve Bannon, stratège de la première campagne de Trump : « Nous voulons rendre cette révolution permanente, nous emparer des institutions »
Celui qui conserve une vraie influence dans la galaxie d’extrême droite MAGA décrypte, pour « Le Monde », les ressorts du deuxième mandat du président des Etats-Unis, « incomparable » avec le premier.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A revealing interview of Steve Bannon was plublished in Le Monde yesterday: tinyurl.com/se8x5v8z
It’s in French and behind the firewall, but here are two quotes (translated with #LeChat):
It’s in French and behind the firewall, but here are two quotes (translated with #LeChat):
An excellent piece by Nick Clegg — The EU’s first age was defined by its unlikely formation; the next by the expansion of its powers. Now it is time for the third act: securing its independence.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
The EU must reinvent itself... or die
World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creative efforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it.
observer.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An excellent piece by Nick Clegg — The EU’s first age was defined by its unlikely formation; the next by the expansion of its powers. Now it is time for the third act: securing its independence.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
My daughter just did the ice bucket challenge.🥶 I can’t believe this is still a thing!
April 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My daughter just did the ice bucket challenge.🥶 I can’t believe this is still a thing!
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The AI for Science summer school, coorganized by CNRS and U of Chicago will be in Paris, June 30th to july 4th, register asap if you want attend!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ai-sc...
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AI+Science Summer School 2025 – DSI
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April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The AI for Science summer school, coorganized by CNRS and U of Chicago will be in Paris, June 30th to july 4th, register asap if you want attend!
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ai-sc...
datascience.uchicago.edu/events/ai-sc...
The EU’s 450 million citizens “should not have to depend on 340 million Americans to defend ourselves against 140 million Russians, who cannot defeat 38 million Ukrainians”, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said.
March 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The EU’s 450 million citizens “should not have to depend on 340 million Americans to defend ourselves against 140 million Russians, who cannot defeat 38 million Ukrainians”, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius said.
Today marks the third anniversary since Russia‘s full-scale invasion. We stand with Ukraine. For a strong Europe.
www.linkedin.com/posts/helsin...
www.linkedin.com/posts/helsin...
Helsing on LinkedIn: For three years, Ukraine has been defending Europe from Russia’s…
For three years, Ukraine has been defending Europe from Russia’s unprovoked aggression.
We are proud to support that fight and Ukraine has become an important…
www.linkedin.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today marks the third anniversary since Russia‘s full-scale invasion. We stand with Ukraine. For a strong Europe.
www.linkedin.com/posts/helsin...
www.linkedin.com/posts/helsin...
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NEW: Russian state media and Kremlin officials appear to be leveraging select statements from US officials alongside long-standing Russian narratives to create tension between the United States and Ukraine and undermine faith in America's commitment to Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar022125
February 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NEW: Russian state media and Kremlin officials appear to be leveraging select statements from US officials alongside long-standing Russian narratives to create tension between the United States and Ukraine and undermine faith in America's commitment to Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar022125
Go Europe go!! 💪🇪🇺
February 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Go Europe go!! 💪🇪🇺
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📢Governments might finally be taking action on forever chemicals📢
French lawmakers have today approved a bill designed to restrict PFAS (forever chemicals) because of their capacity to build up in the environment, and in people’s bodies, and the potential harm they can cause to our health. 1/2
French lawmakers have today approved a bill designed to restrict PFAS (forever chemicals) because of their capacity to build up in the environment, and in people’s bodies, and the potential harm they can cause to our health. 1/2
France adopts 'one of the most ambitious' laws on PFAS
French MPs have adopted a bill to protect the public from the risks associated with forever chemicals. It bans their use in three product categories and imposes a charge on industrial water discharges...
www.lemonde.fr
February 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
📢Governments might finally be taking action on forever chemicals📢
French lawmakers have today approved a bill designed to restrict PFAS (forever chemicals) because of their capacity to build up in the environment, and in people’s bodies, and the potential harm they can cause to our health. 1/2
French lawmakers have today approved a bill designed to restrict PFAS (forever chemicals) because of their capacity to build up in the environment, and in people’s bodies, and the potential harm they can cause to our health. 1/2
Is there a button to undo the election of Trump and start over?
February 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Is there a button to undo the election of Trump and start over?
Summer and winter schools are great ways to learn from the best!
Registration is open for the following ELLIS Summer Schools:
🇨🇭 Unit Lausanne / @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social on ML & AI for Health
🏴 Unit Manchester on ML for Healthcare & Biology
🇩🇪 @ellisunitjena.bsky.social on AI for Earth & Climate Sciences
Get links for more details and registration:
🇨🇭 Unit Lausanne / @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social on ML & AI for Health
🏴 Unit Manchester on ML for Healthcare & Biology
🇩🇪 @ellisunitjena.bsky.social on AI for Earth & Climate Sciences
Get links for more details and registration:
Travel and study in Europe: 2025 Schedule of ELLIS PhD Winter and Summer Schools announced
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
ellis.eu
February 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Summer and winter schools are great ways to learn from the best!
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ELLIS welcomes the InvestAI initiative as a strong step toward strengthening AI research, computing infrastructure, and talent development in Europe.
Read our full statement: ellis.eu/news/ellis-w...
#AIActionSummit
Read our full statement: ellis.eu/news/ellis-w...
#AIActionSummit
ELLIS Welcomes InvestAI Initiative as a Strong Endorsement of Its Mission
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
ellis.eu
February 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ELLIS welcomes the InvestAI initiative as a strong step toward strengthening AI research, computing infrastructure, and talent development in Europe.
Read our full statement: ellis.eu/news/ellis-w...
#AIActionSummit
Read our full statement: ellis.eu/news/ellis-w...
#AIActionSummit
Very well said.
February 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Very well said.