Emre Kıcıman
@emrekiciman.bsky.social
causal ml; ai+society; social media, comp social science. having fun.. my opinions. he/him. http://hci.social/@emrek
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Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
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This was accepted to #NeurIPS 🎉🎊
TL;DR Impoverished notions of rigor can have a formative impact on AI work. We argue for a broader conception of what rigorous work should entail & go beyond methodological issues to include epistemic, normative, conceptual, reporting & interpretative considerations
TL;DR Impoverished notions of rigor can have a formative impact on AI work. We argue for a broader conception of what rigorous work should entail & go beyond methodological issues to include epistemic, normative, conceptual, reporting & interpretative considerations
We have to talk about rigor in AI work and what it should entail. The reality is that impoverished notions of rigor do not only lead to some one-off undesirable outcomes but can have a deeply formative impact on the scientific integrity and quality of both AI research and practice 1/
September 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This was accepted to #NeurIPS 🎉🎊
TL;DR Impoverished notions of rigor can have a formative impact on AI work. We argue for a broader conception of what rigorous work should entail & go beyond methodological issues to include epistemic, normative, conceptual, reporting & interpretative considerations
TL;DR Impoverished notions of rigor can have a formative impact on AI work. We argue for a broader conception of what rigorous work should entail & go beyond methodological issues to include epistemic, normative, conceptual, reporting & interpretative considerations
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I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
Very true. In our causal tutorial slides we point at the edges in a DAG and say the edges we included aren’t the assumptions, the edges we deleted are the assumptions. (Never mind nodes!)
Having said that, LLMs are a useful tool for brainstorming what might be missing, complementing domain experts
Having said that, LLMs are a useful tool for brainstorming what might be missing, complementing domain experts
The dirty secret about causal inference is that the strongest assumptions are related to what you do not include. Unfortunately, it can be really hard to notice things that are not included.
July 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Very true. In our causal tutorial slides we point at the edges in a DAG and say the edges we included aren’t the assumptions, the edges we deleted are the assumptions. (Never mind nodes!)
Having said that, LLMs are a useful tool for brainstorming what might be missing, complementing domain experts
Having said that, LLMs are a useful tool for brainstorming what might be missing, complementing domain experts
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Want to learn more? Check out our paper! written with a fantastic group of coauthors Su Lin Blodgett @amabalayn.bsky.social @angelinawang.bsky.social @841io.bsky.social @fcalmon.bsky.social @mmitchell.bsky.social @md.ekstrandom.net @rdbinns.bsky.social @s010n.bsky.social arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14652 7/7
arxiv.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Want to learn more? Check out our paper! written with a fantastic group of coauthors Su Lin Blodgett @amabalayn.bsky.social @angelinawang.bsky.social @841io.bsky.social @fcalmon.bsky.social @mmitchell.bsky.social @md.ekstrandom.net @rdbinns.bsky.social @s010n.bsky.social arxiv.org/pdf/2506.14652 7/7
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We have to talk about rigor in AI work and what it should entail. The reality is that impoverished notions of rigor do not only lead to some one-off undesirable outcomes but can have a deeply formative impact on the scientific integrity and quality of both AI research and practice 1/
June 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We have to talk about rigor in AI work and what it should entail. The reality is that impoverished notions of rigor do not only lead to some one-off undesirable outcomes but can have a deeply formative impact on the scientific integrity and quality of both AI research and practice 1/
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HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
May 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
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In this issue: our CHI 2025 & ICLR 2025 contributions, plus research on causal reasoning & LLMs; countering LLM jailbreak attacks; and how people use AI vs. AI-alone. Also, SVP of Microsoft Health Jim Weinstein talks rural healthcare innovation: msft.it/6013SHuu1
April 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In this issue: our CHI 2025 & ICLR 2025 contributions, plus research on causal reasoning & LLMs; countering LLM jailbreak attacks; and how people use AI vs. AI-alone. Also, SVP of Microsoft Health Jim Weinstein talks rural healthcare innovation: msft.it/6013SHuu1
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Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"
April 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"
Gift idea: what do you get for the AI researcher who has everything? 👇
Are you tired of context-switching between coding models in @pytorch.org and paper writing on @overleaf.com?
Well, I’ve got the fix for you, Neuralatex! An ML library written in pure Latex!
neuralatex.com
To appear in Sigbovik (subject to rigorous review process)
Well, I’ve got the fix for you, Neuralatex! An ML library written in pure Latex!
neuralatex.com
To appear in Sigbovik (subject to rigorous review process)
Neuralatex: A machine learning library written in pure LATEX
Neuralatex: A machine learning library written in pure LATEX
neuralatex.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Gift idea: what do you get for the AI researcher who has everything? 👇
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Looking fwd to discussing career paths next week at the Society of Causal Inference & Online Causal Inference Seminar's joint webinar:
Exploring Career Paths in Pharma, Government, and Technology
w/Gabriel Loewinger and Natalie Levy
Tue Apr 15, 11:30am-12:45pm ET
sci-info.org/online-events/
Exploring Career Paths in Pharma, Government, and Technology
w/Gabriel Loewinger and Natalie Levy
Tue Apr 15, 11:30am-12:45pm ET
sci-info.org/online-events/
Online Events – SOCIETY FOR CAUSAL INFERENCE
sci-info.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Looking fwd to discussing career paths next week at the Society of Causal Inference & Online Causal Inference Seminar's joint webinar:
Exploring Career Paths in Pharma, Government, and Technology
w/Gabriel Loewinger and Natalie Levy
Tue Apr 15, 11:30am-12:45pm ET
sci-info.org/online-events/
Exploring Career Paths in Pharma, Government, and Technology
w/Gabriel Loewinger and Natalie Levy
Tue Apr 15, 11:30am-12:45pm ET
sci-info.org/online-events/
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Excellent statement from Nature’s editorial board.
The last section on “How to respond” is the most important.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The last section on “How to respond” is the most important.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Excellent statement from Nature’s editorial board.
The last section on “How to respond” is the most important.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The last section on “How to respond” is the most important.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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My friends and colleagues at IU are being intimidated for their work on social media’s harmful impacts on civic discourse. Here is why their work is vital.
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – the opposite of censorship
When thousands of fake accounts controlled by an unknown actor flood social media with some story, and platform algorithms amplify these messages, real...
osome.iu.edu
March 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
My friends and colleagues at IU are being intimidated for their work on social media’s harmful impacts on civic discourse. Here is why their work is vital.
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
Sharing an announcement from the Society for Causal Inference annual meeting --- they are looking for student volunteers, in exchange for complimentary registration
More info: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
More info: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
Annual Meeting Volunteers – SOCIETY FOR CAUSAL INFERENCE
sci-info.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Sharing an announcement from the Society for Causal Inference annual meeting --- they are looking for student volunteers, in exchange for complimentary registration
More info: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
More info: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
The abstract deadline for SIGIR's Industry Track is coming up in just a few days, with a final deadline of Feb 27.
We've posted the CFP for SIGIR's Industry Track (IR in Practice). Please share and send in your talk and panel proposals!
Abstracts due Feb 20, with a final deadline of Feb 27. sigir2025.dei.unipd.it/call-sirip-t...
Abstracts due Feb 20, with a final deadline of Feb 27. sigir2025.dei.unipd.it/call-sirip-t...
SIGIR 2025, Padua, 13-18 July | Call for SIRIP (Industry Track)
SIGIR 2025 Call for SIRIP, Industry Track (deadlines AoE): proposal abstract due February 20, 2025, 2025; proposal due February 27, 2025.
sigir2025.dei.unipd.it
February 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The abstract deadline for SIGIR's Industry Track is coming up in just a few days, with a final deadline of Feb 27.
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So I'm a big fan of Claude, and anyone can goof up, but this did make me laugh.
February 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So I'm a big fan of Claude, and anyone can goof up, but this did make me laugh.
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Since its launch two decades ago, Microsoft Research India produced extraordinary innovation in areas from health and education to agriculture and accessibility. Learn about the lab’s track record of technological advances: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
February 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Since its launch two decades ago, Microsoft Research India produced extraordinary innovation in areas from health and education to agriculture and accessibility. Learn about the lab’s track record of technological advances: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
Contrastive focus reduplication is such a fun construction.
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/llog/Sal...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/llog/Sal...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
February 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Contrastive focus reduplication is such a fun construction.
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/llog/Sal...
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/llog/Sal...
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
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We should not be allowing non-government employees to waltz in to government offices, and illegally get access to sensitive government and personal data, and get read and write access to critical software systems in multiple government agencies.
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
February 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We should not be allowing non-government employees to waltz in to government offices, and illegally get access to sensitive government and personal data, and get read and write access to critical software systems in multiple government agencies.
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
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Obama, speaking in October 2016: "Government will never run the way Silicon Valley runs because, by definition, democracy is messy. And part of government's job, by the way, is dealing with problems that nobody else wants to deal with." 1/6 youtu.be/BikQFWNYct4?...
White House Frontiers Conference
YouTube video by The Obama White House
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February 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Obama, speaking in October 2016: "Government will never run the way Silicon Valley runs because, by definition, democracy is messy. And part of government's job, by the way, is dealing with problems that nobody else wants to deal with." 1/6 youtu.be/BikQFWNYct4?...