Derek Ruths

Spent this morning with the FATE community at @MSFTResearch Montreal. Shared my recent paper and had energizing discussions about where AI is headed. Thanks @o_saja and @QVeraLiao for the invitation! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

@jmdagdelen @fdotinc I've been using Immersed lately. Would love to try your app!

Here's a teaser of the spatial prod. app we're developing at @fdotinc 🫡 This is me in the app, coding in VSCode and chatting in Discord. * Runs locally (no laptop required!) * Infinite screens anywhere * Ready to use today on Meta Quest Reply for early access!

Computer scientists tend to confuse merely spotting hate speech with actually tackling the bigger problem... more in our paper! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… #HateSpeech

Looking forward to teaching COMP 370: Introduction to Data Science this fall. For interested or enrolled students, a place to get quick answers to common questions. derekruths.com/teaching/

Every professor's nightmare. My condolences @mark_riedl. Very impressed with how hard they leaned into that sentence.

The way we treat ChatGPT will impact how we treat our fellow humans. Speak nicely to it. More in my @globeandmail op-ed. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…. Text also available here: derekruths.com/posts/be_nice_…

ChatGPT is blurring the lines between what it means to communicate with a machine and a human theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Really excited and grateful to be part of the team working on this initiative.

I have a new laptop, a box of stickers, and a profound sense of unease with the gravity of the task before me... what are some good ways to select and arrange stickers for new laptop?

Relearning air travel after COVID and totally forgot about this essential part of the security checkpoint routine.

About to join NPR’s Airtalk program out of @KPCC in LA to discuss Elon Musk, Twitter, and taking algorithms “open-source”.

McGill Computer Science is also looking for enthusiastic, inquisitive candidates for a faculty opening in computational approaches to fighting inequity! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_c…

McGill Computer Science is looking for enthusiastic, inquisitive candidates for a faculty opening in core ML! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_c…

This is wonderful.

Ridiculously excited about the #iPadOS16 drop today. Refreshing my Software Update panel every couple minutes… better go check again. 😝

Got my daughter's gmail account back! 🥳Wow - that was involved and nerve wracking. Makes me realize how our email addresses are ours... but not actually ours at the same time.🤔

Can stable diffusion interpret a haiku? Here’s the image for Matuso Basho’s most famous haiku: An old silent pond / A frog jumps into the pond— / Splash! Silence again. Woah. #haikudiffusion

The four levels of AI according to size of training data set… 3 data points: Anecdotal Intelligence. 30 data points: Almost Intelligence. 300 data points: Average Intelligence. 3,000 data points: Artificial Intelligence.

Hey @Google - you just deleted my 11-yo daughter's email account. I made it for her the day she was born. We followed all your rules. Now it's gone - you deleted her online identity. Are you *trying* to be evil???