Felipe Meneguzzi
@felipe.meneguzzi.eu
AI Researcher and former AAAI Councilor.
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Aberdeen.
Bridges Professor at PUCRS.
Views expressed here are my own.
https://www.meneguzzi.eu/felipe/
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Aberdeen.
Bridges Professor at PUCRS.
Views expressed here are my own.
https://www.meneguzzi.eu/felipe/
I've been hearing some pretty gnarly tales of the consequences of the OpenReview leak (which motivated the ICLR score reset). Reflecting on my own reviews, and obviously with the protection of (semi) seniority, I'd be fairly comfortable if all the reviews I wrote were made public.
November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I've been hearing some pretty gnarly tales of the consequences of the OpenReview leak (which motivated the ICLR score reset). Reflecting on my own reviews, and obviously with the protection of (semi) seniority, I'd be fairly comfortable if all the reviews I wrote were made public.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
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The true cost of Brexit revealed. 🚨
They promised £350m a week. Instead we’re paying the price daily.
We must fix our relationship with Europe to fix Britain.
They promised £350m a week. Instead we’re paying the price daily.
We must fix our relationship with Europe to fix Britain.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The true cost of Brexit revealed. 🚨
They promised £350m a week. Instead we’re paying the price daily.
We must fix our relationship with Europe to fix Britain.
They promised £350m a week. Instead we’re paying the price daily.
We must fix our relationship with Europe to fix Britain.
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
Last night's enmoladas I made for my wife.
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Last night's enmoladas I made for my wife.
And yet, I often feel quixotic in trying to balance incentives and disincentives for my own students not to rely heavily on LLMs to do their assignments. I even get pushback from students through surveys (snide comments only "obsession" with curbing LLMs) when I try to get them to do it on their own
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
And yet, I often feel quixotic in trying to balance incentives and disincentives for my own students not to rely heavily on LLMs to do their assignments. I even get pushback from students through surveys (snide comments only "obsession" with curbing LLMs) when I try to get them to do it on their own
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Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search theconversation.com/learning-wit...
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search theconversation.com/learning-wit...
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For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For lots of reasons, I don’t like LLMs and I don’t use them, but I know there are serious people working on ways to meaningfully incorporate them into education and I don’t doubt there are ways to do that productively. It’s probably obvious that “Have the LLM tell you the answer” isn’t one of them.
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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ótimo:"Uma vez que as empresas começam a crescer mais no BR, elas mobilizam políticos, a imprensa e os tomadores de decisão, q não as deixam naufragar. Isto quase aconteceu. no caso do banco Master. É por isso q uma pol industrial no estilo dos tigres asiáticos dificilmente vai funcionar por aqui."
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ótimo:"Uma vez que as empresas começam a crescer mais no BR, elas mobilizam políticos, a imprensa e os tomadores de decisão, q não as deixam naufragar. Isto quase aconteceu. no caso do banco Master. É por isso q uma pol industrial no estilo dos tigres asiáticos dificilmente vai funcionar por aqui."
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Do you have someone who is not quite a friend, not quite an enemy? Tag them. (Just kidding.)
The word "frenemy" combines the two roles to describe someone with whom one remains cordial despite underlying tension or rivalry.
Shake hands with more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/_zL2d
The word "frenemy" combines the two roles to describe someone with whom one remains cordial despite underlying tension or rivalry.
Shake hands with more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/_zL2d
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Do you have someone who is not quite a friend, not quite an enemy? Tag them. (Just kidding.)
The word "frenemy" combines the two roles to describe someone with whom one remains cordial despite underlying tension or rivalry.
Shake hands with more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/_zL2d
The word "frenemy" combines the two roles to describe someone with whom one remains cordial despite underlying tension or rivalry.
Shake hands with more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/_zL2d
If you are interested in starting a self-funded PhD in Aberdeen, we have several projects that might be of interest: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
meneguzzi PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships - 6 PhDs Listed
FindAPhD. Search Funded PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in meneguzzi. Search for PhD funding, scholarships & studentships in the UK, Europe and around the world.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
If you are interested in starting a self-funded PhD in Aberdeen, we have several projects that might be of interest: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
The scientific discovery that, arguably, saved the most lives since the industrial revolution, is now under attack. Are we going back to medieval science?
For years Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been pushing the notion that germ theory is overrated. Now other HHS officials are picking up that argument. Katherine J. Wu reports:
To Survive the Next Pandemic, Walk More, the NIH Says
The agency is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The scientific discovery that, arguably, saved the most lives since the industrial revolution, is now under attack. Are we going back to medieval science?
With some luck, powerful aliens will read this, take pity on earthlings and deliver us from our misery. I just don't know how...
Good news everybody: Grokipedia will contain all knowledge about the universe and will be distributed periodically throughout the solar system
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
With some luck, powerful aliens will read this, take pity on earthlings and deliver us from our misery. I just don't know how...
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
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November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Wikipedia is widely used to train AI—that’s also why conservatives are trying to dethrone it, Renée DiResta argues.
The Right-Wing Attack on Wikipedia
The free internet encyclopedia is widely used to train AI. That’s why conservatives are trying to dethrone it.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wikipedia is widely used to train AI—that’s also why conservatives are trying to dethrone it, Renée DiResta argues.
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Jog on Donald Trump.
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Jog on Donald Trump.
Post AAAI 2026 reviews venting. Got one reviewer pissed off at our response because we did not "engage" with their review. If anyone can explain to me how we can do a point by point response to a long review (out of four) in 2000 characters (for all four reviews), I'm all ears (or eyes here).
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Post AAAI 2026 reviews venting. Got one reviewer pissed off at our response because we did not "engage" with their review. If anyone can explain to me how we can do a point by point response to a long review (out of four) in 2000 characters (for all four reviews), I'm all ears (or eyes here).
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Our motion to parliament, tabled by @PippaHeylings.bsky.social would give both Samir Zitouni and Stephen the George Cross - the highest honour that can be awarded to civilians.
Both men's actions were nothing short of heroic, and they deserve the highest recognition our country can give.
Both men's actions were nothing short of heroic, and they deserve the highest recognition our country can give.
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our motion to parliament, tabled by @PippaHeylings.bsky.social would give both Samir Zitouni and Stephen the George Cross - the highest honour that can be awarded to civilians.
Both men's actions were nothing short of heroic, and they deserve the highest recognition our country can give.
Both men's actions were nothing short of heroic, and they deserve the highest recognition our country can give.
The @economist.com predicting that coding is at risk of becoming obsolete in two years is the new "we won't need radiologists in the next five years" from Bengio.
Can I tell you I said so in two years?
Can I tell you I said so in two years?
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The @economist.com predicting that coding is at risk of becoming obsolete in two years is the new "we won't need radiologists in the next five years" from Bengio.
Can I tell you I said so in two years?
Can I tell you I said so in two years?
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
An excellent example of serious research on crowds.
In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds. n.pr/4oJdyyN
Sheep, soldiers, and grains: Studying the physics of crowds
In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
An excellent example of serious research on crowds.
Can he find Albert Speer to help design the rest of the new monuments?
On Wednesday, the president showcased models for a grand new monument to be added to the gateway of the National Mall: a large, neoclassical arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged figure.
President Trump envisions D.C. arch to mark 250th anniversary of U.S.
On Wednesday, the president showcased models for a grand new monument to be added to the gateway of the National Mall: a large, neoclassical arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged figure.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Can he find Albert Speer to help design the rest of the new monuments?