Robert Pless
@pless.bsky.social
Professor at GWU, Developer of @traffickcam and @projectRephoto. Computer vision/AI researcher with mercenary interest in glitter and contemporary art.
http://www2.seas.gwu.edu/~pless
http://www2.seas.gwu.edu/~pless
The Hurricane in Jamaica is already causing severe flooding (click through to see the live feed)
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October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Hurricane in Jamaica is already causing severe flooding (click through to see the live feed)
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I'm excited to share that GWU is hosting a World Bank Symposium on AI & the Future of Human Capital.
For those not steeped in the development, Human Capital == people’s skills, knowledge, and health
www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...
Some flexibility in the deadline is likely to be possible.
For those not steeped in the development, Human Capital == people’s skills, knowledge, and health
www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...
Some flexibility in the deadline is likely to be possible.
AI & the Future of Human Capital in the Global South: A World Bank-George Washington University Knowledge Symposium
How AI-driven innovations can help address critical human development challenges in low- and middle-income countries. Call for research papers: Submissions due July 18
www.worldbank.org
July 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm excited to share that GWU is hosting a World Bank Symposium on AI & the Future of Human Capital.
For those not steeped in the development, Human Capital == people’s skills, knowledge, and health
www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...
Some flexibility in the deadline is likely to be possible.
For those not steeped in the development, Human Capital == people’s skills, knowledge, and health
www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...
Some flexibility in the deadline is likely to be possible.
I'm an Area Chair for NeurIPS this year. I spent most of today reviewing all the reviews for my 13 assigned papers to highlight reviews that were insufficient. There were a few reviews that were incredibly shallow and some had hallmarks of GPT, and this was a chance to reject those. (1/4)
July 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm an Area Chair for NeurIPS this year. I spent most of today reviewing all the reviews for my 13 assigned papers to highlight reviews that were insufficient. There were a few reviews that were incredibly shallow and some had hallmarks of GPT, and this was a chance to reject those. (1/4)
Question: Does anyone have a pre-computed faiss indices for large datasets (LAION 2B, 5B or similar) that have been used to train CLIP-like models?
The one below doesn't seem to work anymore
The one below doesn't seem to work anymore
knn5.laion.ai
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Question: Does anyone have a pre-computed faiss indices for large datasets (LAION 2B, 5B or similar) that have been used to train CLIP-like models?
The one below doesn't seem to work anymore
The one below doesn't seem to work anymore
I’m curious of any of my friends are at the AI expo in DC today? I’ll be hanging around the George Washington University Trustworthy AI booth for some of the day. Happy to have coffee with anyone!
June 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’m curious of any of my friends are at the AI expo in DC today? I’ll be hanging around the George Washington University Trustworthy AI booth for some of the day. Happy to have coffee with anyone!
The kite festival is one of the best days in DC
March 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The kite festival is one of the best days in DC
I'm lucky to get to work on important problems with some great researchers; @astylianou.bsky.social is giving a talk about our work on image search for sex trafficking investigations tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon (link below)
I'm giving a virtual talk tomorrow at 12pm EST about the work that I've done with @pless.bsky.social @rsouvenir19.bsky.social and @jacobsn.bsky.social on building image search tools to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Feel free to tune in. cina.gmu.edu/event/cina-d...
CINA Distinguished Speaker Series with Abby Stylianou
TraffickCam: Identifying Where Victims of Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse are Photographed Join us on Wednesday, January 29 for the upcoming virtual CINA Distinguished Speaker Series event…
cina.gmu.edu
January 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I'm lucky to get to work on important problems with some great researchers; @astylianou.bsky.social is giving a talk about our work on image search for sex trafficking investigations tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon (link below)
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The International Conference on Computational Imaging (ICCP) is coming to my hometown, #Toronto! Excited to serve as a social media co-chair for such a fantastic event.
With an incredible organizing committee and an amazing city to host, how could I say no?
With an incredible organizing committee and an amazing city to host, how could I say no?
January 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The International Conference on Computational Imaging (ICCP) is coming to my hometown, #Toronto! Excited to serve as a social media co-chair for such a fantastic event.
With an incredible organizing committee and an amazing city to host, how could I say no?
With an incredible organizing committee and an amazing city to host, how could I say no?
one of the most insane webcam rainbow images I've ever seen, from (volcview.wr.usgs.gov/ashcam-api/i..., but that might be different now!)
November 20, 2024 at 5:35 PM
one of the most insane webcam rainbow images I've ever seen, from (volcview.wr.usgs.gov/ashcam-api/i..., but that might be different now!)
Birds (and bugs!) flying over DC last night
October 28, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Birds (and bugs!) flying over DC last night
Cool talk at the AI Aspirations event at the old Newseum
June 13, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Cool talk at the AI Aspirations event at the old Newseum
A lazy afternoon in Washington DC, in the style of Xavi Bou
May 7, 2024 at 5:31 PM
A lazy afternoon in Washington DC, in the style of Xavi Bou
My favorite tree in the field by the elementary school close to my house. #gloverPark
April 14, 2024 at 3:24 PM
My favorite tree in the field by the elementary school close to my house. #gloverPark
The prompt was not “a bird on a floating branch”
March 2, 2024 at 8:28 PM
The prompt was not “a bird on a floating branch”
I'm excited to be heading today to NeurIPS. If you're there and want to chat, drop me a note!
If you're interested in faculty openings at GWU this year, also drop me a note!
If you're interested in faculty openings at GWU this year, also drop me a note!
December 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM
I'm excited to be heading today to NeurIPS. If you're there and want to chat, drop me a note!
If you're interested in faculty openings at GWU this year, also drop me a note!
If you're interested in faculty openings at GWU this year, also drop me a note!
Real estate options are limited in the DC area
November 15, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Real estate options are limited in the DC area
TIL that NOAA operates hundreds of buoycams that constantly take panoramic images.
November 11, 2023 at 12:39 AM
TIL that NOAA operates hundreds of buoycams that constantly take panoramic images.
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what happens to retracted papers in regards to LLM training corpuses? do they get ignored, or do gpt4 et al treat them like any other "trustworthy" high profile CNS publication? 🤔
anybody know?
anybody know?
“Nature, one of the most prestigious journals in scientific publishing, on Tuesday retracted a high-profile paper it had published in March that claimed the discovery of a superconductor that worked at everyday temperatures.”
Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Is Retracted
It was the second paper led by Ranga P. Dias, a researcher at the University of Rochester, that the journal Nature has retracted.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2023 at 3:34 AM
what happens to retracted papers in regards to LLM training corpuses? do they get ignored, or do gpt4 et al treat them like any other "trustworthy" high profile CNS publication? 🤔
anybody know?
anybody know?
All creatures enjoy sunsets?
November 8, 2023 at 4:33 PM
All creatures enjoy sunsets?
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BlueSky firehose in real time cool https://firesky.tv
May 6, 2023 at 10:00 PM
BlueSky firehose in real time cool https://firesky.tv