Jasper Snoek
@jsnoek.bsky.social
Dad, husband, pragmatic Bayesian, Machine learning researcher @ Google Deepmind
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U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)?
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)?
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
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In 'de tech coup' schrijft @marietjeschaake.bsky.social over de ontwrichtende invloed van big tech op de democratische samenleving. Het boek is uit 2024. Met de kennis van vandaag zou ik de ondertitel willen herformuleren:
Kunnen we de macht nog terugwinnen?
#boeken2025 2025/12
Kunnen we de macht nog terugwinnen?
#boeken2025 2025/12
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In 'de tech coup' schrijft @marietjeschaake.bsky.social over de ontwrichtende invloed van big tech op de democratische samenleving. Het boek is uit 2024. Met de kennis van vandaag zou ik de ondertitel willen herformuleren:
Kunnen we de macht nog terugwinnen?
#boeken2025 2025/12
Kunnen we de macht nog terugwinnen?
#boeken2025 2025/12
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I can't believe they've just cancelled the Epidemic Intelligence Service program at CDC.
This program trains the best & brightest epidemiologists, who then go on to have distinguished careers in public health, serving at CDC, in state health departments, overseas, ...
This program trains the best & brightest epidemiologists, who then go on to have distinguished careers in public health, serving at CDC, in state health departments, overseas, ...
February 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I can't believe they've just cancelled the Epidemic Intelligence Service program at CDC.
This program trains the best & brightest epidemiologists, who then go on to have distinguished careers in public health, serving at CDC, in state health departments, overseas, ...
This program trains the best & brightest epidemiologists, who then go on to have distinguished careers in public health, serving at CDC, in state health departments, overseas, ...
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While the Summit was the scene of important discussions, notably about innovations in health & environment, these promises will only materialize if we address with realism the urgent question of the risks associated with the rapid development of frontier models.
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Statement from Dario Amodei on the Paris AI Action Summit
A call for greater focus and urgency
www.anthropic.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
While the Summit was the scene of important discussions, notably about innovations in health & environment, these promises will only materialize if we address with realism the urgent question of the risks associated with the rapid development of frontier models.
www.anthropic.com/news/paris-a...
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www.anthropic.com/news/paris-a...
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Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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I think corporations making billions in profit should pay a reasonable percentage of that in corporate income tax. And 0% is not reasonable.
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I think corporations making billions in profit should pay a reasonable percentage of that in corporate income tax. And 0% is not reasonable.
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Applications are open for the Research Scholar Program, a program that supports early-career professors conducting research in fields relevant to Google. Learn more and apply by January 27 at goo.gle/RS
January 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Applications are open for the Research Scholar Program, a program that supports early-career professors conducting research in fields relevant to Google. Learn more and apply by January 27 at goo.gle/RS
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📚 New Paper with collaborators from DTU, Vector, & Google DeepMind
A neural net-based approach to BO that performs well in both classic, small-scale problems, and can efficiently scale far beyond GP surrogate models.
Visit our poster @ NeurIPS Bayesian decision-making workshop today!
More info👇
A neural net-based approach to BO that performs well in both classic, small-scale problems, and can efficiently scale far beyond GP surrogate models.
Visit our poster @ NeurIPS Bayesian decision-making workshop today!
More info👇
December 14, 2024 at 8:59 PM
📚 New Paper with collaborators from DTU, Vector, & Google DeepMind
A neural net-based approach to BO that performs well in both classic, small-scale problems, and can efficiently scale far beyond GP surrogate models.
Visit our poster @ NeurIPS Bayesian decision-making workshop today!
More info👇
A neural net-based approach to BO that performs well in both classic, small-scale problems, and can efficiently scale far beyond GP surrogate models.
Visit our poster @ NeurIPS Bayesian decision-making workshop today!
More info👇
On my way to NeurIPS. Excited to see old friends and make new ones. Ping me if you want to chat.
December 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
On my way to NeurIPS. Excited to see old friends and make new ones. Ping me if you want to chat.