We're happy to announce that the 2025 PNPL Competition will launch soon as part of this year's NeurIPS🍍🏆

- 25–50× deeper non-invasive neural data than usual
- pip install pnpl library
- Colab tutorials
- Prizes 🎁, leaderboards 🌐, Discord 🗣️

Webpage: libribrain.com

Can you predict when the brain is processing speech/non-speech? The 2025 PNPL Competition 🏆 features two foundational decoding tasks which make efficient use of the PNPL🍍LibriBrain data. The first task to launch will be Speech Detection 🚀. More details: libribrain.com

📣 Later this summer we will launch a second task for our NeurIPS competition. Follow for updates: libribrain.com

Mila has a booth at @neuripsconf.bsky.social! Come chat with us if you want to join our research institute or to meet with some of our researchers at #104, West Exhibition Hall A.

So VSS released these FAQs about the potential new location for the annual meeting where they announce they are selecting between 3 US locations. In their considerations they do not have visa-friendliness then they also exclude Canada because "visa challenges"... like seriously?

Applications are now open for the 2025 Indigenous Pathfinders in AI program! Delivered in partnership with
Indspire, this tailored career pathway is designed to ignite Indigenous talent to learn, develop and lead the evolution of AI. Learn more: ow.ly/QZCi50UihKc

Great article by @tonyzador.bsky.social on the history of the interplay between neuroscience and AI.

"AI has benefited neuroscience as much as neuroscience has benefited AI"

I guess this is a statement that may divide people but I also believe in it.

www.thetransmitter.org/neuroai/neur...

I'm making an unofficial starter pack with some of my colleagues at Mila. WIP for now but here's the link!

go.bsky.app/BHKxoss

Phew... he's alive! What a relief 😅

#NobelPrize