@cogscikid.bsky.social
Kempner Institute research fellow @Harvard interested in scaling up (deep) reinforcement learning theories of human cognition
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https://cogscikid.com/
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Excited to share recent work on an AI model that doubles as a scalable cognitive theory.
Basic idea: when learning one task, "preplay" other tasks to learn implicit goal-oriented maps that support fast performance later.
This improves AI and predicts human behavior in naturalistic experiments!
Basic idea: when learning one task, "preplay" other tasks to learn implicit goal-oriented maps that support fast performance later.
This improves AI and predicts human behavior in naturalistic experiments!
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Every class on machine learning should study the datasets upon which the field was built. They provide more insights than any probability bound.
Benchmarking our benchmarks
The only validated theories of generalization are sociological and historical.
www.argmin.net
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Every class on machine learning should study the datasets upon which the field was built. They provide more insights than any probability bound.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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I'm recruiting PhD students to join my new lab in Fall 2026! The Shared Minds Lab at @usc.edu will combine deep learning and ecological human neuroscience to better understand how we communicate our thoughts from one brain to another.
October 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I'm recruiting PhD students to join my new lab in Fall 2026! The Shared Minds Lab at @usc.edu will combine deep learning and ecological human neuroscience to better understand how we communicate our thoughts from one brain to another.
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Come work with us! UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09896
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
Assistant Professor - Cognitive Sciences
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
September 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Come work with us! UC Irvine Cognitive Sciences is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09896
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
I'm not on the committee, but happy to talk if you're interested.
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Come be our colleague at EPFL! Several open calls for positions 🧪🧠🤖
* Neuroscience www.epfl.ch/about/workin... (deadline Oct 1)
* Life Science Engineering www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* CS general call www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* Learning Sciences www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* Neuroscience www.epfl.ch/about/workin... (deadline Oct 1)
* Life Science Engineering www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* CS general call www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* Learning Sciences www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
Faculty Position in Neuroscience
The School of Life Sciences at EPFL invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience. At EPFL researchers develop and apply innovative technologies to understand br...
www.epfl.ch
September 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Come be our colleague at EPFL! Several open calls for positions 🧪🧠🤖
* Neuroscience www.epfl.ch/about/workin... (deadline Oct 1)
* Life Science Engineering www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* CS general call www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* Learning Sciences www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* Neuroscience www.epfl.ch/about/workin... (deadline Oct 1)
* Life Science Engineering www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* CS general call www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
* Learning Sciences www.epfl.ch/about/workin...
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@arthurpr4t.bsky.social has written another tour de force, showing how efficient coding reshapes numerosity representations in parietal cortex.
Distributed range adaptation in human parietal encoding of numbers https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.25.675916v1
September 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
@arthurpr4t.bsky.social has written another tour de force, showing how efficient coding reshapes numerosity representations in parietal cortex.
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We have got exciting (and unconventional) stuff cooking and we are hiring for a strong research engineer on the GDM Game Theory team in London.
Consider apply if you are interested in the intersection of game theory, multiagent systems and LLMs!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...
Consider apply if you are interested in the intersection of game theory, multiagent systems and LLMs!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...
Research Engineer, Game Theory & Multi-Agent Systems
London, UK
job-boards.greenhouse.io
September 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We have got exciting (and unconventional) stuff cooking and we are hiring for a strong research engineer on the GDM Game Theory team in London.
Consider apply if you are interested in the intersection of game theory, multiagent systems and LLMs!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...
Consider apply if you are interested in the intersection of game theory, multiagent systems and LLMs!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind/job...
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🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
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Brown’s Department of Cognitive & Psychological Sciences is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working in the area of AI and the Mind (start July 1, 2026). Apply by Nov 8, 2025 👉 apply.interfolio.com/173939
#AI #CognitiveScience #AcademicJobs #BrownUniversity
#AI #CognitiveScience #AcademicJobs #BrownUniversity
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September 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Brown’s Department of Cognitive & Psychological Sciences is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor, working in the area of AI and the Mind (start July 1, 2026). Apply by Nov 8, 2025 👉 apply.interfolio.com/173939
#AI #CognitiveScience #AcademicJobs #BrownUniversity
#AI #CognitiveScience #AcademicJobs #BrownUniversity
the truth is we have a terrible education system so we leave people unequipped with the ability to think critically about these things
the USA has made this mess with how it treats public education
the good news: better public education is bipartisan
the bad news: its not a priority for elites
the USA has made this mess with how it treats public education
the good news: better public education is bipartisan
the bad news: its not a priority for elites
September 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
the truth is we have a terrible education system so we leave people unequipped with the ability to think critically about these things
the USA has made this mess with how it treats public education
the good news: better public education is bipartisan
the bad news: its not a priority for elites
the USA has made this mess with how it treats public education
the good news: better public education is bipartisan
the bad news: its not a priority for elites
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Excited to share a new preprint based on my work this past year:
**TreeIRL** is a novel planner that combines classical search with learning-based methods to achieve state-of-the-art performance in simulation and in **real-world autonomous driving**! 🚘 🤖 🚀
**TreeIRL** is a novel planner that combines classical search with learning-based methods to achieve state-of-the-art performance in simulation and in **real-world autonomous driving**! 🚘 🤖 🚀
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Excited to share a new preprint based on my work this past year:
**TreeIRL** is a novel planner that combines classical search with learning-based methods to achieve state-of-the-art performance in simulation and in **real-world autonomous driving**! 🚘 🤖 🚀
**TreeIRL** is a novel planner that combines classical search with learning-based methods to achieve state-of-the-art performance in simulation and in **real-world autonomous driving**! 🚘 🤖 🚀
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How can scientists apply efficient #AI tools to cognitive science? And what does it mean for how robots learn in new environments? #KempnerInstitute fellow Wilka Carvalho (@cogscikid.bsky.social l) + collaborators outline a new framework in 3 papers.
Read more: bit.ly/47Fk9F9
#NeuroAI
Read more: bit.ly/47Fk9F9
#NeuroAI
September 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
How can scientists apply efficient #AI tools to cognitive science? And what does it mean for how robots learn in new environments? #KempnerInstitute fellow Wilka Carvalho (@cogscikid.bsky.social l) + collaborators outline a new framework in 3 papers.
Read more: bit.ly/47Fk9F9
#NeuroAI
Read more: bit.ly/47Fk9F9
#NeuroAI
Excited to share recent work on an AI model that doubles as a scalable cognitive theory.
Basic idea: when learning one task, "preplay" other tasks to learn implicit goal-oriented maps that support fast performance later.
This improves AI and predicts human behavior in naturalistic experiments!
Basic idea: when learning one task, "preplay" other tasks to learn implicit goal-oriented maps that support fast performance later.
This improves AI and predicts human behavior in naturalistic experiments!
September 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Excited to share recent work on an AI model that doubles as a scalable cognitive theory.
Basic idea: when learning one task, "preplay" other tasks to learn implicit goal-oriented maps that support fast performance later.
This improves AI and predicts human behavior in naturalistic experiments!
Basic idea: when learning one task, "preplay" other tasks to learn implicit goal-oriented maps that support fast performance later.
This improves AI and predicts human behavior in naturalistic experiments!
A limitation of LLMs: tacit knowledge---the knowledge you can't put into words
LLMs have all the world's written knowledge. But many important things were never written down.
LLMs have all the world's written knowledge. But many important things were never written down.
September 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A limitation of LLMs: tacit knowledge---the knowledge you can't put into words
LLMs have all the world's written knowledge. But many important things were never written down.
LLMs have all the world's written knowledge. But many important things were never written down.
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Gotta celebrate the good news when it happens!
BREAKING: A federal judge reverses the Trump administration's cut of billions of dollars to Harvard University.
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of the Trump administration’s cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University. U.S.
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Gotta celebrate the good news when it happens!
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want to help shape the future of AI in latin america? then don't miss out on @lasalaai.bsky.social next march!
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
📢MARK YOUR CALENDARS!🗓️
The Summit of AI in Latin America (SALA, formerly RIIAA) is happening in Quito, Ecuador, March 9-12, 2026, at USFQ!
Want to attend and apply for travel grants? Do so here before October 1st:
forms.gle/PgYUQ2urGNTs...
More details in thread 👇🏾🧵
The Summit of AI in Latin America (SALA, formerly RIIAA) is happening in Quito, Ecuador, March 9-12, 2026, at USFQ!
Want to attend and apply for travel grants? Do so here before October 1st:
forms.gle/PgYUQ2urGNTs...
More details in thread 👇🏾🧵
September 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
want to help shape the future of AI in latin america? then don't miss out on @lasalaai.bsky.social next march!
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
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Research prototype, early access announcement and participatory AI! I am really excited to invite you to try Fabula, an experimental app designed to serve as a writing tool for screenwriters and playwrights of all skill levels. We invite critical feedback: read the thread below!
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
Announcing early access to Fabula, a prototype AI app for writing by Google DeepMind researchers
YouTube video by Piotr Mirowski
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Research prototype, early access announcement and participatory AI! I am really excited to invite you to try Fabula, an experimental app designed to serve as a writing tool for screenwriters and playwrights of all skill levels. We invite critical feedback: read the thread below!
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
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Where do some of Reinforcement Learning's great thinkers stand today?
Find out! Keynotes of the RL Conference are online:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Wanting vs liking, Agent factories, Theoretical limit of LLMs, Pluralist value, RL teachers, Knowledge flywheels
(guess who talked about which!)
Find out! Keynotes of the RL Conference are online:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Wanting vs liking, Agent factories, Theoretical limit of LLMs, Pluralist value, RL teachers, Knowledge flywheels
(guess who talked about which!)
August 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Where do some of Reinforcement Learning's great thinkers stand today?
Find out! Keynotes of the RL Conference are online:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Wanting vs liking, Agent factories, Theoretical limit of LLMs, Pluralist value, RL teachers, Knowledge flywheels
(guess who talked about which!)
Find out! Keynotes of the RL Conference are online:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Wanting vs liking, Agent factories, Theoretical limit of LLMs, Pluralist value, RL teachers, Knowledge flywheels
(guess who talked about which!)
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ATTN🚨: I will be looking for PhD students through NYU's Center for Data Science PhD program this year. Applicants should have an interest in either NeuroAI (specifically biological attention or AI interpretability) or ML for Remote Sensing. Visit my lab website for more info: lindsay-lab.github.io
PhD in Data Science: Admissions Requirements | NYU CDS
Discover the PhD in Data Science requirements at NYU. Learn about deadlines, required degrees, coursework, and application details for Fall 2025 admissions.
cds.nyu.edu
August 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
ATTN🚨: I will be looking for PhD students through NYU's Center for Data Science PhD program this year. Applicants should have an interest in either NeuroAI (specifically biological attention or AI interpretability) or ML for Remote Sensing. Visit my lab website for more info: lindsay-lab.github.io
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Due to popular demand, we are extending the CogInterp submission deadline again! 🗓️🥳
Submit by *8/27* (midnight AoE)
Submit by *8/27* (midnight AoE)
Excited to announce the first workshop on CogInterp: Interpreting Cognition in Deep Learning Models @ NeurIPS 2025! 📣
How can we interpret the algorithms and representations underlying complex behavior in deep learning models?
🌐 coginterp.github.io/neurips2025/
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How can we interpret the algorithms and representations underlying complex behavior in deep learning models?
🌐 coginterp.github.io/neurips2025/
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Home
First Workshop on Interpreting Cognition in Deep Learning Models (NeurIPS 2025)
coginterp.github.io
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Due to popular demand, we are extending the CogInterp submission deadline again! 🗓️🥳
Submit by *8/27* (midnight AoE)
Submit by *8/27* (midnight AoE)
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Humans largely learn language through speech. In contrast, most LLMs learn from pre-tokenized text.
In our #Interspeech2025 paper, we introduce AuriStream: a simple, causal model that learns phoneme, word & semantic information from speech.
Poster P6, tomorrow (Aug 19) at 1:30 pm, Foyer 2.2!
In our #Interspeech2025 paper, we introduce AuriStream: a simple, causal model that learns phoneme, word & semantic information from speech.
Poster P6, tomorrow (Aug 19) at 1:30 pm, Foyer 2.2!
August 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Humans largely learn language through speech. In contrast, most LLMs learn from pre-tokenized text.
In our #Interspeech2025 paper, we introduce AuriStream: a simple, causal model that learns phoneme, word & semantic information from speech.
Poster P6, tomorrow (Aug 19) at 1:30 pm, Foyer 2.2!
In our #Interspeech2025 paper, we introduce AuriStream: a simple, causal model that learns phoneme, word & semantic information from speech.
Poster P6, tomorrow (Aug 19) at 1:30 pm, Foyer 2.2!
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I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
I’m an award-winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding.
The “Mozart of Math” tried to stay out of politics. Then it came for his research.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I wrote an op-ed on the world-class STEM research ecosystem in the United States, and how this ecosystem is now under attack on multiple fronts by the current administration: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-an-awar...
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If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
Kempner Research Fellowship - Kempner Institute
The Kempner brings leading, early-stage postdoctoral scientists to Harvard to work on projects that advance the fundamental understanding of intelligence.
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
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Our #CCN2025 GAC debate w/ @gretatuckute.bsky.social, Gemma Roig (www.cvai.cs.uni-frankfurt.de), Jacqueline Gottlieb (gottlieblab.com), Klaus Oberauer, @mschrimpf.bsky.social & @brittawestner.bsky.social asks:
📊 What benchmarks are useful for cognitive science? 💭
2025.ccneuro.org/gac
📊 What benchmarks are useful for cognitive science? 💭
2025.ccneuro.org/gac
August 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Our #CCN2025 GAC debate w/ @gretatuckute.bsky.social, Gemma Roig (www.cvai.cs.uni-frankfurt.de), Jacqueline Gottlieb (gottlieblab.com), Klaus Oberauer, @mschrimpf.bsky.social & @brittawestner.bsky.social asks:
📊 What benchmarks are useful for cognitive science? 💭
2025.ccneuro.org/gac
📊 What benchmarks are useful for cognitive science? 💭
2025.ccneuro.org/gac